How To Install lsb-base on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb-base on Debian 12.
What is lsb-base
lsb-base is:
This is an empty package; it’s needed only because of Provides: not being supported in debootstrap. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install lsb-base 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 lsb-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lsb-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsb-base
Install lsb-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsb-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsb-base
Install lsb-base 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 lsb-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsb-base
How To Uninstall lsb-base on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lsb-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsb-base
Uninstall lsb-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsb-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsb-base
Remove lsb-base Configurations and Data
To remove lsb-base configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsb-base
Remove lsb-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsb-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsb-base
Dependencies
lsb-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb-base package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
