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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "zram-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to install zram-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall zram-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 zram-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: zram-tools
Version: 0.3.3.1-1.1
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Jonathan Carter
Architecture: all
Depends: bc
Description: utilities for working with zram
Description-md5: ec6912716a950f68b3695264db84a2bc
Homepage: https://github.com/highvoltage/zram-tools
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/z/zram-tools/zram-tools_0.3.3.1-1.1_all.deb
Size: 5552
MD5sum: c959d58deec44fa2c2de1750c44dbae8
SHA256: d12d9528959e668eb491518d582703fa90a6a0aad3a002f7fdee55db87d06c04