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

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "syslinux" package

Learn how to install syslinux on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

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


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

Package: syslinux
Source: syslinux (3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3)
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3+b1
Installed-Size: 344
Maintainer: Debian CD Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), mtools
Recommends: syslinux-common
Suggests: dosfstools
Description: collection of bootloaders (DOS FAT and NTFS bootloader)
Description-md5: 50c42eb61f4eca6baafef92fdfa86fc7
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Tag: admin::boot, hardware::storage, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/syslinux/syslinux_6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 202844
MD5sum: cf07d8177820014a25d60d16552f6a4d
SHA256: 07a34a8b09e19ef44285d45c24aefd1119cf3c1580223cbca0dc58f8dd33ee33