How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: April 27,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "util-linux" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install util-linux on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "util-linux" package

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

Package: util-linux
Source: util-linux (2.38.1-5)
Version: 2.38.1-5+b1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 4975
Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: hardlink
Provides: hardlink
Depends: util-linux-extra
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.37.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.38), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.38), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: sensible-utils
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd, util-linux-locales
Conflicts: hardlink
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::filesystem, admin::hardware,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.38.1-5+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 1176996
MD5sum: 9139b672860143706638e4102b05ac36
SHA256: 43f19bcfdf5e1866c21d429d04403168ec4e19b3231de1eccef3e48160114591