How To Install linux-source-6.1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-source-6.1 on Debian 12.
What is linux-source-6.1
linux-source-6.1 is:
This package provides source code for the Linux kernel version 6.1. This source closely tracks official Linux kernel releases. Debian’s modifications to that source consist of security fixes, bug fixes, and features that have already been (or are believed to be) accepted by the upstream maintainers.
There are three methods to install linux-source-6.1 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install linux-source-6.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-source-6.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-source-6.1
Install linux-source-6.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-source-6.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-source-6.1
Install linux-source-6.1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-source-6.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-source-6.1
How To Uninstall linux-source-6.1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the linux-source-6.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-source-6.1
Uninstall linux-source-6.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-source-6.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-source-6.1
Remove linux-source-6.1 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-source-6.1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-source-6.1
Remove linux-source-6.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-source-6.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-source-6.1
Dependencies
linux-source-6.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-source-6.1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
