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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sudo" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall sudo on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: sudo
Version: 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 6054
Maintainer: Sudo Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2), libpam-modules
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Homepage: https://www.sudo.ws/
Tag: admin::login, admin::user-management, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, use::login
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1889484
MD5sum: e3ea8fcfe6020643f0b74db254094f31
SHA256: d00256237009df78614e6a3ab2e9a9c3d207fad04ccf92514fa404af39de69ef