How to Install and Uninstall plover Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "plover" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install plover on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "plover" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall plover on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the plover package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: plover
Version: 4.0.0~dev10-1
Installed-Size: 9832
Maintainer: Harlan Lieberman-Berg
Architecture: all
Depends: python3-dbus, python3-hid, python3-pyqt5, python3-xlib (>= 0.16), python3-appdirs (>= 1.3.0), python3-pkg-resources, python3-serial (>= 2.7), python3-wcwidth (>= 0.1.7), python3:any
Description: free stenography engine and typing tool
Description-md5: 441f5518a80f47c00c730ddaf3951feb
Homepage: https://www.openstenoproject.org/plover/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plover/plover_4.0.0~dev10-1_all.deb
Size: 1839256
MD5sum: ed5d1bf38d63625354e1e14875aa4683
SHA256: abe370f93f308bff135c4b54aa700005c84e615e98407057cf4d6be213aefd05