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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "iw" package

Please follow the guidance below to install iw on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

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


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

Package: iw
Version: 5.9-3
Installed-Size: 293
Maintainer: Paride Legovini
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: wireless-regdb
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: f13d229ea124aa9f64880f0d4e9ba79f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
Tag: hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::configuration, role::program, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_5.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 100016
MD5sum: 3bb9486311d9694e2936181da7b8ced2
SHA256: 12b9a76c747a9d591955bb69226116d081e15c06d5f6b1b1ba217e1ab30112d5