How to Install and Uninstall dpkg-awk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dpkg-awk" package

This is a short guide on how to install dpkg-awk on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dpkg-awk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dpkg-awk" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dpkg-awk on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dpkg-awk
Version: 1.2+nmu2
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Jeroen Schot
Architecture: all
Suggests: dctrl-tools
Size: 9252
SHA256: a75ee6997c61eaa7fd85e459079d9d46d5f86b45d661bac15a1923e7f11a010a
SHA1: e06431214e4e7fdc02ad7fcb725dcb4853bd0d95
MD5sum: 5e8d36e12d64734dc2c18d1daf7871d4
Description: Gawk script to parse /var/lib/dpkg/{status,available} and Packages
This script can parse the dpkg database files. It can do regular
expressions on the fields, and only get what you want. It can also be
made to output certain fields. As an added bonus, there is an option
to sort the output.
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'dpkg-awk "Status: .* installed$" -- Package Version Status' will
output all installed packages, with only the listed fields.
'dpkg-awk -f=/var/lib/dpkg/available "Package:^[aA].*" -- Package Version'
will output all available packages that start with the letter 'A.'
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, implemented-in::TODO,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian,
use::filtering, use::searching, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::software:package
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg-awk/dpkg-awk_1.2+nmu2_all.deb