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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vifm" package

Please follow the instructions below to install vifm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vifm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vifm 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 vifm package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: vifm
Source: vifm (0.12-1)
Version: 0.12-1+b1
Installed-Size: 2214
Maintainer: Ondřej Nový
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagic1 (>= 5.12), libncursesw6 (>= 6.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: libx11-6, vim-addon-manager
Description: flexible vi-like file manager using ncurses
Description-md5: d7b58c739f8c1019684e6dfe52e68ba4
Homepage: https://vifm.info/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program,
scope::application, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::browsing, use::editing,
use::filtering, use::organizing, use::searching, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vifm/vifm_0.12-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 840104
MD5sum: b85c7f2c4b6438dc200faecf494f0355
SHA256: 2d71c7d15cb667e4b6b77b01ce1397adc58b548b47a88cdcd010a09ac7f176c2