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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "file" package

Learn how to install file on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall file on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 file package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: file
Version: 1:5.39-3
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.39-3)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Tag: admin::forensics, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::analysing, use::scanning,
works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.39-3_amd64.deb
Size: 69068
MD5sum: 82a6fb1b9407fde3355dfb408ee8a95e
SHA256: 56e4705d452a2285ee0fcb504a274ad7f86ef06b9338706f19e9f4eb5aa9608d