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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "perforate" package

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


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

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


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

Package: perforate
Version: 1.2-5.1
Installed-Size: 43
Maintainer: Amaya Rodrigo Sastre
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Description: Utilities to save disk space
Description-md5: f12c66d8427be49df567b504dc826195
Homepage: http://perforate-linux.sf.net
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/perforate/perforate_1.2-5.1_amd64.deb
Size: 15464
MD5sum: 03651cc5df753f23202dfb00b4f7a7ba
SHA256: 0c5405e660974277c3679c2892ed07306b32cfbe8d7bf4119008d055ac00ca37