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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "screen" package

Please follow the guidance below to install screen on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall screen on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: screen
Version: 4.8.0-6
Installed-Size: 1014
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Tag: hardware::input:keyboard, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu, uitoolkit::ncurses,
works-with::software:running
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.8.0-6_amd64.deb
Size: 608808
MD5sum: 4b83ea754123acd315caf7ea7f1cb03c
SHA256: a4e7b1615f7548c326871492d41081eb3603aab366454670c734d0902030d012