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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "tasksel" package

This tutorial shows how to install tasksel on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall tasksel on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: tasksel
Version: 3.73
Installed-Size: 347
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, liblocale-gettext-perl, apt, tasksel-data
Pre-Depends: debconf | cdebconf
Conflicts: base-config (<< 2.32)
Description: tool for selecting tasks for installation on Debian systems
Description-md5: cbbb747708986d11ea77c80b9b038fec
Tag: admin::package-management, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::configuring,
works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tasksel/tasksel_3.73_all.deb
Size: 51208
MD5sum: eccff65985702b297b7e6252ecb5230f
SHA256: 618679dfc90630dd0605f0079ddebd9a06a090913566f1063326e3ad21c7c55d