How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-amd64 Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-amd64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install linux-headers-amd64 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-headers-amd64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-amd64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-headers-amd64 on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-headers-amd64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-headers-amd64 package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (5.10.136+1)
Version: 5.10.136-1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Depends: linux-headers-5.10.0-17-amd64 (= 5.10.136-1)
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
Description-md5: c3bd37fd9656f71f4133642896829a35
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 5.10.136-1)
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-headers-amd64_5.10.136-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1188
SHA256: b63b9eb3987ed05845ab71124d5aa55ed88b4674329de2e8a39448a0eae86c8e

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (5.10.127+1)
Version: 5.10.127-1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Depends: linux-headers-5.10.0-16-amd64 (= 5.10.127-1)
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
Description-md5: c3bd37fd9656f71f4133642896829a35
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 5.10.127-1)
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-headers-amd64_5.10.127-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1172
MD5sum: 4009d401050db2f9f52d01210ab9d758
SHA256: 20b7d1ee638567b3a99fe9498ad20b098906e0ec8472ff333113b1ff92b2bbeb