How to Install and Uninstall checkinstall Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "checkinstall" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install checkinstall on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall checkinstall on Kali Linux:


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

Package: checkinstall
Version: 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-4
Installed-Size: 444
Maintainer: Stephen Gelman
Architecture: amd64
Depends: dpkg-dev, file, sensible-utils, libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: make
Suggests: gettext
Size: 110388
SHA256: 10d84d56a412ecee462e39f508a39e57b33209fcbb7665b37e314f79a97297b8
SHA1: d8437da49e9493484374f45d5f56a900e4f5e267
MD5sum: 99880a7d8072aa246e70fcd5d9d4bc1c
Description: installation tracker
CheckInstall keeps track of all the files created or
modified by your installation script ("make install"
"make install_modules", "setup", etc), builds a
standard binary package and installs it in your
system giving you the ability to uninstall it with your
distribution's standard package management utilities.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://checkinstall.izto.org
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::buildtools, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/checkinstall/checkinstall_1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-4_amd64.deb