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

Last updated: December 31,2024

1. Install "cruft" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cruft on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cruft on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: cruft
Version: 0.9.39
Installed-Size: 137
Maintainer: Alexandre Detiste
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), file, cruft-common (>= 0.9.24~)
Suggests: mailx, cruft-ng
Description: program that finds any cruft built up on your system
Description-md5: b82572c40bbf709315ad577d4eb16ed2
Tag: admin::filesystem, admin::monitoring, admin::package-management,
devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::perl, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor,
use::searching, works-with::file
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cruft/cruft_0.9.39_amd64.deb
Size: 33828
MD5sum: 5d60de05283dd4dfbcb86f7d8a00ec24
SHA256: 345842dea9e7388693b6ecac33226af32ba6f42b1e21da2e921e47539a6f9b3d