How to Install and Uninstall fingerd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "fingerd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fingerd on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall fingerd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: fingerd
Source: bsd-finger
Version: 0.17-17
Installed-Size: 41
Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: update-inetd, netbase, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: finger
Size: 14104
SHA256: 7b97987049127576d2a1ef6b9055a280050a502f9221bdcb0a3fde3cbefd81e5
SHA1: dcda345cb80cca852e1e0e5012de699090af5537
MD5sum: e5d2395a3b41d75bd1296d83cbb3e578
Description: remote user information server
Fingerd is a simple daemon based on RFC1196 that provides an interface to the
"finger" program at most network sites. The program is supposed to return a
friendly, human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment or a
particular person in depth.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
Tag: interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::finger, role::program,
use::searching, works-with::people
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bsd-finger/fingerd_0.17-17_amd64.deb