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

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sextractor" package

Please follow the steps below to install sextractor on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall sextractor 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 sextractor package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: sextractor
Source: source-extractor
Version: 2.25.0+ds-3
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: source-extractor
Description: Dummy transitional package for name change
Description-md5: 86f27c7ff11204f1efb5935f754d1c0d
Homepage: https://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor
Tag: field::astronomy, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::application, use::converting,
works-with-format::TODO, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/source-extractor/sextractor_2.25.0+ds-3_all.deb
Size: 23256
MD5sum: 23fd4473407badf49e98af4e4c9724e9
SHA256: d2b452adf3be4ff1b397983b05f05f671d38c2233947e984009b06ea7dbc58ea