How to Install and Uninstall vulkan-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vulkan-tools" package

Please follow the steps below to install vulkan-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vulkan-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vulkan-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: vulkan-tools
Version: 1.3.239.0+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 1469
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: vulkan-sdk-runtime
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libvulkan1 (>= 1.3.239.0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libx11-6, libxcb1
Breaks: vulkan-sdk-runtime
Description: Miscellaneous Vulkan utilities
Description-md5: c14a2931eed9160e792718fedb00082a
Homepage: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools_1.3.239.0+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 242228
MD5sum: 9ea52cf3f49e2bf2b92e6c032743aefe
SHA256: ea9063a46be2ffb275db005f4f87fbec0df80fb219a0780e1c5eef59f421ec7c