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

Last updated: September 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "runit" package

This guide let you learn how to install runit on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall runit on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: runit
Version: 2.1.2-54
Installed-Size: 552
Maintainer: Lorenzo Puliti
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: runit-init (<< 2.1.2-29~)
Depends: runit-helper (>= 2.14.0~), sysuser-helper (>= 1.3.3), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: runit-run | runit-init
Suggests: socklog, ucspi-unix, zsh, runit-services
Breaks: runit-init (<< 2.1.2-29~)
Description: system-wide service supervision
Description-md5: eb15553874e0d9d776a0d1b31885eca3
Homepage: http://smarden.org/runit/
Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, interface::daemon, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/runit/runit_2.1.2-54_amd64.deb
Size: 149796
MD5sum: 65634057ebf3bc48a9a2a1f3c975daa9
SHA256: 2c9a52e80d104c99d68124ea0145056fe2d8a0a2f78deca9312b50075e228e65