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

Last updated: May 15,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "waagent" package

Please follow the guidance below to install waagent on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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


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

Package: waagent
Version: 2.7.3.0-4.1
Installed-Size: 1235
Maintainer: Bastian Blank
Architecture: all
Depends: python3-distro, python3:any, python3-pkg-resources, ca-certificates, openssl
Suggests: cloud-init, eject, fdisk | util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~), iptables, openssh-server, parted, sudo
Conflicts: network-manager, walinuxagent
Description: Windows Azure Linux Agent
Description-md5: 52a64514caa9835c9c54226deb712964
Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/WALinuxAgent
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/waagent/waagent_2.7.3.0-4.1_all.deb
Size: 206860
MD5sum: f4731112e24c4c8fe005e678c7d72d81
SHA256: 728b84bf2f676461d25d2c495ea8db3fac2ff0fe29a21f17a23fce20e9c33e42