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

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

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1. Install "pygtail" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall pygtail 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 pygtail package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pygtail
Version: 0.6.1-3
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Python Team
Architecture: all
Depends: python3, python3-pygtail
Description: read log file lines that have not been read
Description-md5: 9cfb720f391b33b94e994629a640cc0e
Homepage: https://github.com/bgreenlee/pygtail
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pygtail/pygtail_0.6.1-3_all.deb
Size: 3432
MD5sum: f31f0dca29017cbd33bb4cd6f6188389
SHA256: bea9134bbe62842bc845cb77d4a1c3676150a6288bbd9ca547165d3d2ce35b80