How to Install and Uninstall dropbear-initramfs Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "dropbear-initramfs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dropbear-initramfs on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dropbear-initramfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dropbear-initramfs" package

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


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

Package: dropbear-initramfs
Source: dropbear
Version: 2022.83-4
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: all
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Depends: busybox | busybox-static, dropbear-bin (>= 2022.83-4), initramfs-tools (>= 0.94), udev
Recommends: cryptsetup-initramfs
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Size: 41736
SHA256: 3877202713f2ab11d494c6bb68dc64817b075c54190874ef4b23025bf11f604e
SHA1: 51be60ff4762b604afe5d969181117873f99400b
MD5sum: a1be802ca5e574adf576406265f70729
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to
be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and
secure enough for general use.
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It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other
features such as authentication agent forwarding.
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This package provides initramfs integration.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dropbear/dropbear-initramfs_2022.83-4_all.deb