How to Install and Uninstall apt-show-source Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "apt-show-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install apt-show-source on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-show-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-show-source" package

Learn how to uninstall apt-show-source on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-show-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-show-source package on Kali Linux

Package: apt-show-source
Version: 0.11+nmu1
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: OHURA Makoto
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, apt
Size: 16052
SHA256: af6abe4801ebd05763509fdf94f421e8f7c7735f5e4166d955f21d784a1183d2
SHA1: fbd8414e720f9cf63ac8499a83436e60162f97b6
MD5sum: de8da198334c03fa01efac81801c464a
Description: Shows source-package information
This program parses the APT lists for source packages and the
dpkg status file and then lists every package with a different
version number than the one installed.
It's very useful if your deb-src sources.list entries point to
unstable and your deb entries point to stable.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::packaging, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-show-source/apt-show-source_0.11+nmu1_all.deb