How to Install and Uninstall fdisk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "fdisk" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install fdisk on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall fdisk on Kali Linux:


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

Package: fdisk
Source: util-linux
Version: 2.39.3-6
Installed-Size: 496
Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libfdisk1 (>= 2.38), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.28~rc1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: sensible-utils
Size: 145340
SHA256: 3e33e47e3a40ed086cea0051bd2105396a27f1ef1112b5df670e17b2cdd144a5
SHA1: a2bdcc4071fd81846f8e971f6513091f8d62f54a
MD5sum: 843a51c38afdab683828785786fed785
Description: collection of partitioning utilities
This package contains the classic fdisk, sfdisk and cfdisk partitioning
utilities from the util-linux suite.
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The utilities included in this package allow you to partition
your hard disk. The utilities supports both modern and legacy
partition tables (eg. GPT, MBR, etc).
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The fdisk utility is the classical text-mode utility.
The cfdisk utilitity gives a more userfriendly curses based interface.
The sfdisk utility is mostly for automation and scripting uses.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: utils
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/fdisk_2.39.3-6_amd64.deb