How to Install and Uninstall fbb Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "fbb" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fbb on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fbb on Kali Linux:


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

Package: fbb
Version: 7.011-3
Installed-Size: 1809
Maintainer: Debian Hamradio Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libax25 (>= 0.0.12-rc5), libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 543504
SHA256: cf61348b369bc4713960cb44e9895da429f1470aeb8ff1f89c3bd56e88c13c46
SHA1: c28591336fd9ea1375b376505c72415d5c8c375e
MD5sum: 2191fc196a17c3d0d210bf5b7065823a
Description: Packet radio mailbox and utilities
The fbb package contains software written by f6fbb for setting up a packet
radio mailbox. It is intended for amateur radio operators. A short overview
of some of the binaries:
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* fbb: Script to start the daemon.
* xfbbd: The daemon which listens for incoming connects.
* epurmess: Delete messages based on age.
* epurwp: White Pages maintenance.
* reqdir: FBB server which requests directory listings.
* xfbbC: B/W Ncurses console for xfbbd.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linfbb/
Tag: hardware::hamradio, interface::daemon, interface::text-mode,
network::server, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: hamradio
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fbb/fbb_7.011-3_amd64.deb