How to Install and Uninstall linux-base Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "linux-base" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linux-base on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-base" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-base on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: linux-base
Version: 4.6
Installed-Size: 82
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: kernel-common (<= 13.018+nmu1)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: kernel-common (<= 13.018+nmu1)
Description: Linux image base package
Description-md5: 441643227abc8006d7ae05aa2312ff51
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::boot, devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::perl, implemented-in::shell, role::devel-lib,
role::metapackage, role::program
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-base/linux-base_4.6_all.deb
Size: 32384
MD5sum: e0fe4d4e70d7ff2cd98dcdfed5de725c
SHA256: 5fa6a64c4184ffa958f8ca13d10922333ff0adaf9f9e0d819ed56f5f69872620