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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "less" package

This is a short guide on how to install less on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall less on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: less
Version: 551-2
Installed-Size: 296
Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::gnu, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::viewing, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_551-2_amd64.deb
Size: 132896
MD5sum: 3ddb86f60f3f2d9203ee32a4e042a024
SHA256: 068fa7a7b9f663bbd6d7ae5775942fc363fac86f2d966de0008646e2274d91ca