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

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xxd" package

This is a short guide on how to install xxd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xxd 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 xxd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xxd
Source: vim
Version: 2:9.0.1378-2
Installed-Size: 135
Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: vim-common (<< 2:7.4.2347-1~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: vim-common (<< 2:7.4.2347-1~)
Description: tool to make (or reverse) a hex dump
Description-md5: d658dacad23806722eb421aab7cc53e5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/xxd_9.0.1378-2_amd64.deb
Size: 83680
MD5sum: 3d6b2748338849b3196cb17507e7b8ed
SHA256: 3d44479cf3ed06862f2cc743196b8f5825b9f244fdc5744299ffe414e75bb49c