How to Install and Uninstall ethtool Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "ethtool" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ethtool on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ethtool on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ethtool
Version: 1:6.7-1
Installed-Size: 739
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~)
Size: 212256
SHA256: c37e5db04efb8f32bba188a096080bb56908cd27ea9cab25e6678352d2b63bab
SHA1: 8e616530625587c37b45515ce403dfbcbe6267d4
MD5sum: 885c3c699f743211db73048444916a73
Description: display or change Ethernet device settings
ethtool can be used to query and change settings such as speed, auto-
negotiation and checksum offload on many network devices, especially
Ethernet devices.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::hardware, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, network::configuration, protocol::ethernet,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/ethtool/ethtool_6.7-1_amd64.deb