How to Install coreutils software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install coreutils software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

coreutils software package provides GNU core utilities, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install coreutils 

coreutils is installed in your system.

Make ensure the coreutils package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep coreutils *

You will get with coreutils package name, version, architecture and description in a table

coreutils package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Utilities
Package coreutils
Version 8.23-4
Description GNU core utilities
Sub Section utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove coreutils software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?