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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "wakeonlan" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install wakeonlan on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wakeonlan
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "wakeonlan" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wakeonlan
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the wakeonlan package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: wakeonlan
Version: 0.41-12.1
Installed-Size: 29
Maintainer: Thijs Kinkhorst
Architecture: all
Depends: perl
Description: Sends 'magic packets' to wake-on-LAN enabled ethernet adapters
Description-md5: 1f4cb6ce85d821307a46719513c54d04
Homepage: https://github.com/jpoliv/wakeonlan
Tag: admin::boot, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
network::configuration, protocol::ethernet, protocol::udp,
role::program, scope::utility, use::transmission
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wakeonlan/wakeonlan_0.41-12.1_all.deb
Size: 10588
MD5sum: 2998f6d83f9b25680367f66c5257ed05
SHA256: 6ae9ffb593d94154ecd9bbec6d0e4b0c8d084235734b67e50f95ae152113085b