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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xtrace" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xtrace on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xtrace 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 xtrace package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xtrace
Source: xtrace (1.4.0-1)
Version: 1.4.0-1+b1
Installed-Size: 353
Maintainer: Bernhard R. Link
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: xauth
Description: trace communication between X client and server
Description-md5: 13e6fec4d3d9392d97b7f477413c04de
Tag: devel::debugger, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor, use::proxying,
works-with::software:running, x11::TODO, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xtrace/xtrace_1.4.0-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 92928
MD5sum: bf611c1c8192163389ac483bfddea930
SHA256: 048fea3c7c4e3984c4ece2d993024bc4b9d4a6e23de60a0df20d7552d9524256