How to Install and Uninstall etherwake Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "etherwake" package

This guide let you learn how to install etherwake on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall etherwake on Kali Linux:


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

Package: etherwake
Source: etherwake (1.09-4)
Version: 1.09-4+b1
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: Pierre Blanc
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: wakeonlan
Size: 9294
SHA256: 04f214d842b76ca49304c87dfd4e38c9ceb1543968157606ad02422ba842f292
SHA1: 2ba2eddeb89ad1f75165a6a33373ca476f2c2637
MD5sum: 766d4d859e318b6ddddee71cc9de8d98
Description: tool to send magic Wake-on-LAN packets
WOL (Wake-on-LAN) is a standard that allows you to turn on a computer
over an Ethernet connection. Computers with WOL-enabled network
interface cards can be woken from sleep mode, or powered up from
standby via a BIOS feature.
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One feature that separates etherwake from other implementations is that
it also supports WOL passwords.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::boot, admin::power-management, hardware::power,
hardware::power:acpi, hardware::power:apm, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, interface::text-mode, role::program,
scope::utility, use::configuring, use::transmission
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/etherwake/etherwake_1.09-4+b1_amd64.deb