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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "rcm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rcm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rcm 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 rcm package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: rcm
Version: 1.3.4-1
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Benjamin Barenblat
Architecture: all
Description: tool to manage rc files (dotfiles)
Description-md5: 4691379cc2624b613523b50e67d8bb2a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rcm/rcm_1.3.4-1_all.deb
Size: 23196
MD5sum: 7269d1047e05485afa7cb06ec3e24d0a
SHA256: 82347da04f5036dea94fc1821f026cf8e968f366a69b8cb7f3a594a2b388d70a