How to Install and Uninstall checkinstall Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "checkinstall" package

This is a short guide on how to install checkinstall on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install checkinstall

2. Uninstall "checkinstall" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall checkinstall on Debian 11 (Bullseye):

$ sudo apt remove checkinstall $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the checkinstall package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: checkinstall
Version: 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2
Installed-Size: 444
Maintainer: Stephen Gelman
Architecture: amd64
Depends: dpkg-dev, file, sensible-utils, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: make
Suggests: gettext
Description: installation tracker
Description-md5: 65a8e9c4837c96312620e0e3daa0cd3f
Homepage: http://checkinstall.izto.org
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::buildtools, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/checkinstall/checkinstall_1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2_amd64.deb
Size: 113756
MD5sum: 9d336a698d6b5dda64ef71a872beac9c
SHA256: 60fcbb1546e8de415f108b0ab462abac82f4145c77651fb03800461b4ba12f0f