How to Install and Uninstall file Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "file" package

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


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

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


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

Package: file
Source: file (1:5.45-2)
Version: 1:5.45-2+b1
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagic1 (= 1:5.45-2+b1)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Size: 43068
SHA256: c83bbe4d53526e73b6a03cb4639983d90a6b619d32f3d565d2e54c74bbc13ede
SHA1: 0b550501a280c7ff9146dbdf2175c7603d96baeb
MD5sum: d0ebafef5f67501b7d687fda689c8002
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
The file command is "a file type guesser", a command-line tool that
tells you in words what kind of data a file contains.
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This package contains the file program itself.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Tag: admin::forensics, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::analysing, use::scanning,
works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.45-2+b1_amd64.deb