How to Install and Uninstall crashme Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "crashme" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install crashme on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall crashme on Kali Linux:


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

Package: crashme
Source: crashme (2.8.5-1)
Version: 2.8.5-1+b2
Installed-Size: 84
Maintainer: Dariusz Dwornikowski
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
Size: 27280
SHA256: 6c44bde5909c12a0168845e337638bfbc02225763be531a656fee562c3b183b7
SHA1: 0f00ae7edc831d9eb176cb3d5aa8df704761fb67
MD5sum: fad0f9196ee1d0da16a985ee58c75b23
Description: tool to test kernel stability
crashme generates strings of random bytes and then attempts to execute
them. It is used to test stability of the kernel.
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**WARNING** While the Linux kernel has been known to survive days and weeks
of crashme, IT IS NOT GUARANTEED THAT YOUR SYSTEM WILL SURVIVE! DO NOT USE
THIS PROGRAM UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO CRASH YOUR COMPUTER.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://people.delphiforums.com/gjc/crashme.html
Tag: admin::kernel, devel::testing-qa, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, works-with::software:running, works-with::text
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/crashme/crashme_2.8.5-1+b2_amd64.deb