How to Install and Uninstall apt-file Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "apt-file" package

Please follow the guidance below to install apt-file on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-file" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apt-file on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-file package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: apt-file
Version: 3.2.2
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: APT Development Team
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, apt (>= 1.3~exp1~), libapt-pkg-perl, liblist-moreutils-perl, libregexp-assemble-perl
Breaks: apt-venv (<< 1.0.0-1~), command-not-found (<< 0.2.38-2~), devscripts (<< 2.15.10~)
Description: search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
Description-md5: 3f3f4d44b9836ed93b55a8c90dcc3665
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
protocol::ftp, protocol::http, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::debian, use::searching, works-with::file,
works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-file/apt-file_3.2.2_all.deb
Size: 38504
MD5sum: e9e354940f9f7b6e5a6509980988708d
SHA256: 8786176b7c9742ecb7783a3267825501f2b3aa3dc3894e28136cccbb44ba93af