How to Install and Uninstall dctrl-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "dctrl-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install dctrl-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dctrl-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dctrl-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dctrl-tools on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dctrl-tools
Source: dctrl-tools (2.24-3)
Version: 2.24-3+b1
Installed-Size: 422
Maintainer: Rhonda D'Vine
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: grep-dctrl
Provides: grep-dctrl
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: apt, debtags
Conflicts: grep-dctrl
Size: 103648
SHA256: f49f4bb9c09d4a6004e1fc6477a6aa5c6732e3891835d8d80646877239aef40d
SHA1: 42593995a1400f50e78a3aae902b8300fac8c7e9
MD5sum: edc1f9bcbba989b07acfb7364d2c85e1
Description: Command-line tools to process Debian package information
Debian package information is generally stored in files having a
special file format, dubbed the Debian control file format (the dctrl
format), a special case of the record jar file format. These tools
operate on any files conforming in a general sense to that format and
are therefore widely applicable whenever those formats are in play.
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Included are:
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grep-dctrl - Grep dctrl-format files
grep-available - Grep the DPKG available database
grep-status - Grep the DPKG status database
grep-aptavail - Grep the APT available database
grep-debtags - Grep the Debtags package database
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sort-dctrl - Sort dctrl-format files
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tbl-dctrl - Tabulate dctrl-format files
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sync-available - Sync the dpkg available database with
the apt database
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/ajkaijanaho/dctrl-tools
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian,
use::searching, use::synchronizing, works-with::software:package,
works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dctrl-tools/dctrl-tools_2.24-3+b1_amd64.deb