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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hostapd" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall hostapd on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: hostapd
Source: wpa
Version: 2:2.9.0-21
Installed-Size: 2124
Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), lsb-base
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::configuration,
network::server, network::service, protocol::radius, role::program,
security::authentication
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/hostapd_2.9.0-21_amd64.deb
Size: 821508
MD5sum: 02580ab92e8a26989d0c61d58b48572a
SHA256: 438792d7dd29c9ca6a02034b4b1392086f0261b8cd55960355ad7845f22e495c