How to Install and Uninstall qemu-utils Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "qemu-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install qemu-utils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "qemu-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall qemu-utils on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: qemu-utils
Source: qemu
Version: 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 6881
Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libaio1 (>= 0.3.93), libc6 (>= 2.34), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.67.3), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.5), libhogweed6, libnettle8, libnuma1 (>= 2.0.11), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), liburing2 (>= 2.3), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: qemu-block-extra (= 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u5)
Breaks: qemu-system-common (<< 1:3.1+dfsg-3~)
Description: QEMU utilities
Description-md5: 2c65298afe6300be7b1ce793bdf9fb81
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Tag: admin::kernel, admin::virtualization, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:python,
devel::library, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::python,
interface::commandline, role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::openstack, system::cloud, system::virtual
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-utils_7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u5_amd64.deb
Size: 1285004
MD5sum: f22b28c5a51d9ecfc259cd6ecf3120ca
SHA256: 2ed0ede717c1eb70bf3a66ed1953c082e99f286490e111437c1a3edb24bf0a66