How to Install and Uninstall plasma-desktop Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the plasma-desktop on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "plasma-desktop" package

This guide let you learn how to install plasma-desktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "plasma-desktop" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall plasma-desktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the plasma-desktop package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: plasma-desktop
Version: 4:5.27.5-2
Installed-Size: 6335
Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: baloo-kf5 (<< 5.5), kactivities, kde-config-touchpad (<< 4:5), kde-workspace-bin, kde-workspace-data, plasma-widget-kimpanel, plasma-widgets-addons (<< 4:5.17.5~)
Depends: accountsservice, breeze (>= 4:5.27.5~), kactivitymanagerd (>= 5.27.5~), kde-cli-tools (>= 4:5.27.5~), kded5, kio, layer-shell-qt (>= 5.27.5~), oxygen-sounds (>= 4:5.27.5~), plasma-desktop-data (= 4:5.27.5-2), plasma-framework, plasma-integration (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-workspace (>= 4:5.27.5~), polkit-kde-agent-1 (>= 4:5.27.5~), qml-module-org-kde-draganddrop, qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons, qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols, qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons, qml-module-org-kde-kwindowsystem, qml-module-org-kde-qqc2desktopstyle (>= 5.58.0~), qml-module-org-kde-solid, qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel, qml-module-qt-labs-settings, kpackagetool5, libaccounts-qt5-1 (>= 1.13), libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libibus-1.0-5 (>= 1.5.1), libkaccounts2 (>= 4:20.07.90), libkf5activities5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5activitiesstats1 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5authcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5baloo5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5bookmarks5 (>= 4.96.0), libkf5codecs5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5completion5 (>= 4.97.0), libkf5configcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5configgui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5configwidgets5 (>= 5.74.0), libkf5coreaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5crash5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5dbusaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5globalaccel-bin, libkf5globalaccel5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5guiaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5i18n5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5iconthemes5 (>= 4.96.0), libkf5itemviews5 (>= 4.96.0), libkf5jobwidgets5 (>= 4.96.0), libkf5kcmutils5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kcmutilscore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kdelibs4support5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kiocore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kiofilewidgets5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kiogui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kiowidgets5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5newstuffcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5notifications5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5notifyconfig5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5package5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5plasma5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5plasmaquick5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5quickaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5runner5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5service-bin, libkf5service5 (>= 5.102.0), libkf5solid5 (>= 4.97.0), libkf5sonnetcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5sonnetui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5widgetsaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5windowsystem5 (>= 5.101.0), libkf5xmlgui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkworkspace5-5 (>= 4:5.27.5~), libnotificationmanager1 (>= 4:5.27.5~), libpackagekitqt5-1 (>= 1.1.1), libphonon4qt5-4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libprocesscore9 (>= 4:5.18.90), libqt5concurrent5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.15.2~) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5network5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5qml5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5quick5 (>= 5.15.2~) | libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5quickwidgets5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5sql5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5waylandclient5 (>= 5.15.4), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.15.2~), libscim8v5 (>= 1.4), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtaskmanager6abi1 (>= 4:5.27.5~), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.8.4), libxcb-keysyms1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-record0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libxkbfile1 (>= 1:1.1.0), phonon4qt5
Recommends: bluedevil (>= 4:5.27.5~), breeze-gtk-theme (>= 5.27.5~), fonts-hack, fonts-noto, ibus-data, kde-config-gtk-style (>= 4:5.27.5~), kde-config-screenlocker (>= 5.27.5~), kde-config-sddm (>= 4:5.27.5~), kde-style-oxygen-qt5 (>= 4:5.27.5~), kgamma5 (>= 5.27.5~), khelpcenter, khotkeys (>= 4:5.27.5~), kinfocenter (>= 4:5.27.5~), kio-extras, kmenuedit (>= 4:5.27.5~), kscreen (>= 4:5.27.5~), ksshaskpass (>= 4:5.27.5~), kwin-x11 (>= 4:5.27.5~) | kwin (>= 4:5.27.5~), kwrited (>= 4:5.27.5~), libpam-kwallet5 (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-browser-integration (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-discover (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-disks (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-firewall (>= 4:5.27.5~), plasma-nm (>= 4:5.27.5~), plasma-pa (>= 4:5.27.5~), plasma-systemmonitor (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-thunderbolt (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-vault (>= 5.27.5~), plasma-welcome (>= 4:5.27.5~), plasma-workspace-wayland (>= 4:5.27.5~), powerdevil (>= 4:5.27.5~), systemsettings (>= 4:5.27.5~), xdg-desktop-portal-gtk, xdg-desktop-portal-kde (>= 5.27.5~)
Suggests: kde-config-flatpak (>= 4:5.27.5~)
Breaks: baloo-kf5 (<< 5.5), kactivities, kde-config-touchpad (<< 4:5), kde-workspace-bin, kde-workspace-data, plasma-widget-kimpanel, plasma-widgets-addons (<< 4:5.17.5~), user-manager (<< 4:5.20)
Description: Tools and widgets for the desktop
Description-md5: 75fe427efb7974561485d1b970aaa5b3
Homepage: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop
Tag: implemented-in::c++, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::plugin,
role::program, suite::kde, uitoolkit::qt, x11::application
Section: kde
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plasma-desktop/plasma-desktop_5.27.5-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1222312
MD5sum: f6be36c9a9ede2d2582be1451f3486c0
SHA256: 26240fdf17c9d1e2b91014ce3e34c4e104b382acdab634fd0ca6b8747988bb28