How to Install and Uninstall root-tail Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 29,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "root-tail" package

Please follow the instructions below to install root-tail on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                root-tail
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "root-tail" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall root-tail 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 root-tail package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: root-tail
Version: 1.3-3
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxfixes3
Description: Displays select log files in the X root window
Description-md5: 4809f51e22e0770267fe710f97f8f965
Homepage: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/root-tail.html
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::xlib,
use::monitor, works-with::logfile, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/root-tail/root-tail_1.3-3_amd64.deb
Size: 20720
MD5sum: e12603732c92c6abf8c2e01a844e4b68
SHA256: 9071415e637e782a8096d7a01e3c8ed9aba6f9398258a17b91fe54810f440397