How to Install and Uninstall pkg-config Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "pkg-config" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pkg-config on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pkg-config
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pkg-config" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pkg-config on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: pkg-config
Version: 0.29.2-1
Installed-Size: 204
Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: pkg-config-bin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libdpkg-perl
Suggests: dpkg-dev
Conflicts: pkg-config-bin
Description: manage compile and link flags for libraries
Description-md5: 5622d544b680cd37e49d3435959207a2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org
Tag: admin::configuring, devel::buildtools, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pkg-config/pkg-config_0.29.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 65064
MD5sum: 3ef5b6f49c456c9aae89486999714ae4
SHA256: 09a05a23c5fd5baacd488255a6b0114909210691b830fb951acd276e9bcd632a