How to Install and Uninstall 7zip Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 19,2024

1. Install "7zip" package

This guide let you learn how to install 7zip on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "7zip" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall 7zip on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the 7zip package on Kali Linux

Package: 7zip
Version: 23.01+dfsg-8
Installed-Size: 6678
Maintainer: YOKOTA Hiroshi
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: p7zip (<= 16.02+dfsg-8), p7zip-full (<= 16.02+dfsg-8)
Provides: p7zip, p7zip-full
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Suggests: 7zip-standalone, 7zip-rar
Breaks: p7zip (<= 16.02+dfsg-8), p7zip-full (<= 16.02+dfsg-8)
Size: 1495764
SHA256: 119323e415472e6097205da08dc263c7c0b224bc6a4f81b27101d4c648af51bd
SHA1: f594af1be94e1c3917281fd7feb608c122f5a269
MD5sum: bedad315f91115390f025b14ea9248a3
Description: 7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. The main features
of 7-Zip are:
* High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
* Supported formats:
* Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
* Unpacking only: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT,
GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2,
RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z.
* For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is
2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
* Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
* Powerful command line version
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"7zip" provides:
* /usr/bin/7z: Full featured with plugin functionality.
* /usr/bin/7za: Major formats/features only.
* /usr/bin/7zr: LZMA (.7z, .lzma, .xz) only. Minimal executable.
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Note: The unRAR code was dropped to keep compatible with DFSG.
Install 7zip-rar pacakge in non-free section to use RAR files.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.7-zip.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c++, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with-format::chm, works-with-format::elf,
works-with-format::iso9660, works-with-format::swf,
works-with-format::tar, works-with-format::zip, works-with::archive
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/7/7zip/7zip_23.01+dfsg-8_amd64.deb