How to Install and Uninstall corkscrew Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "corkscrew" package

This tutorial shows how to install corkscrew on Kali Linux


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                corkscrew
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "corkscrew" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                corkscrew
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the corkscrew package on Kali Linux

Package: corkscrew
Version: 2.0-14
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Debian Bridges Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Size: 11988
SHA256: d654a26aa8cd97082fbcdd2f5b3194f4eeac80e988b8b0652ebcbe7f64c9839c
SHA1: f8e301b27f71307252d045d3eec879656f1be79f
MD5sum: b61a2ee3c249277e7bbb21e352c41551
Description: tunnel TCP connections through HTTP proxies
corkscrew is a simple tool to tunnel TCP connections through an HTTP
proxy supporting the CONNECT method. It reads stdin and writes to
stdout during the connection, just like netcat.
.
It can be used for instance to connect to an SSH server running on
a remote 443 port through a strict HTTPS proxy.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/patpadgett/corkscrew
Tag: interface::commandline, network::vpn, protocol::http, role::program,
scope::utility, security::privacy, use::proxying
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/corkscrew/corkscrew_2.0-14_amd64.deb