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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "meson" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install meson on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall meson on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: meson
Version: 0.56.2-1
Installed-Size: 2760
Maintainer: Jussi Pakkanen
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.7~), ninja-build (>= 1.6), python3-pkg-resources
Description: high-productivity build system
Description-md5: 05e8ad52532257641a3b106a0836e789
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://mesonbuild.com
Tag: devel::buildtools, implemented-in::python, role::program
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/meson/meson_0.56.2-1_all.deb
Size: 436560
MD5sum: 86a758fc923ee6d5798394e697023516
SHA256: ef6dda3268d41ceb6218da4668598242aee0b4ca1ff8394068b5243b73eb4544