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

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "cpio" package

Please follow the steps below to install cpio on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cpio on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: cpio
Version: 2.13+dfsg-4
Installed-Size: 1136
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: cpio-mt
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: libarchive1
Conflicts: cpio-mt, mt-st (<< 0.6)
Description: GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of files
Description-md5: 5f492bf139a41f29fd2d6fcadf43606e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/
Tag: hardware::storage, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::storing,
works-with-format::tar, works-with::archive
Section: utils
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/c/cpio/cpio_2.13+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 244144
MD5sum: 7ba8db2514c84d9e27fb636cf02fb4fa
SHA256: 34071be88dae063892af8818eec2532a19b4ea09c45efd4e9973de4c4d88ccb7