How to Install and Uninstall w-scan Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "w-scan" package

Please follow the guidance below to install w-scan on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                w-scan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "w-scan" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall w-scan on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: w-scan
Version: 20170107-2.1
Installed-Size: 442
Maintainer: Debian VDR Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Description: Channel scanning tool for DVB and ATSC channels
Description-md5: 73c6a77b6ba405abcb60f0a991ab8098
Tag: hardware::video, implemented-in::c, role::program, use::searching
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/w-scan/w-scan_20170107-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 130596
MD5sum: 78c38c9285778c4ea2d07e7e3e2858c9
SHA256: 988ad81e5ebd2372bdbf89839c353402bf067339a52b9e5a67578f26ab1d9264