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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xpa-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xpa-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xpa-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xpa-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xpa-tools 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 xpa-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xpa-tools
Source: xpa
Version: 2.1.20-1
Installed-Size: 664
Maintainer: Debian Astro Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libxpa1 (= 2.1.20-1), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Description: Tools for seamless communication between Unix programs
Description-md5: e5ee53c35802d2ee48d5f8ae1a880db2
Homepage: https://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/xpa/
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xpa/xpa-tools_2.1.20-1_amd64.deb
Size: 110044
MD5sum: de11277ef7e2d4519c21e103d59b8bfd
SHA256: 8ee667b0c2a77f420d0d40d54f06c9c24e63b9ba734cf150faf423274ba93070