How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "util-linux" package

This tutorial shows how to install util-linux on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                util-linux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "util-linux" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall util-linux on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: util-linux
Version: 2.36.1-8+deb11u1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 4615
Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.8), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.2~), login (<< 1:4.5-1.1~), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 2.2.0-1~), setpriv (<< 2.32.1-0.2~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.1~)
Depends: login (>= 1:4.5-1.1~)
Pre-Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libblkid1 (>= 2.31.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.34), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd, util-linux-locales
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.8), grml-debootstrap (<< 0.68), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 2.2.0-1~), setpriv (<< 2.32.1-0.2~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.4~)
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::filesystem, admin::hardware,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.36.1-8+deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1141128
MD5sum: 40b16f6827466172f560042bc281509c
SHA256: 28eec23a3b699bab69e9fcebc84db54ebf2f07b11f70e09ac72c67c65d1b6356