How to Install and Uninstall ack Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "ack" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ack on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ack
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ack" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ack on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ack
Version: 3.7.0-1
Installed-Size: 230
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Replaces: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Provides: ack-grep
Depends: libfile-next-perl (>= 1.18), perl:any
Breaks: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Size: 74344
SHA256: 4d08eab570b594180bec5e45688b0deddd33c78ef3b62e7f529ee27e3a2f870d
SHA1: 5fdd61a43dc763772b80a00d6d4f20e9a2c6053a
MD5sum: e29b50f89f51b3789c2dcdb383af8919
Description: grep-like program specifically for large source trees
Ack is designed as an alternative for 99% of the uses of grep. ack is
intelligent about the files it searches. It knows about certain file
types, based on both the extension on the file and, in some cases, the
contents of the file.
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Ack ignores backup files and files under CVS and .svn directories. It
also highlights matches to help you see where the match was. Ack uses
perl regular expressions.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://beyondgrep.com/
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching, works-with-format::plaintext,
works-with::software:source, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/ack/ack_3.7.0-1_all.deb