How to Install and Uninstall floppyd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "floppyd" package

This guide let you learn how to install floppyd on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall floppyd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: floppyd
Source: mtools
Version: 4.0.43-1
Installed-Size: 71
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9)
Suggests: mtools
Size: 21004
SHA256: f055018367eb1761e687bcfe274c7c9d0155db13b387bce553f6369ac9124c37
SHA1: 980287c52c394fdd19c769746a26a66f231e9930
MD5sum: 252f1fcf3e8637d2c7c09f9859374dc0
Description: Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
Floppyd is used as a server to grant access to the floppy drive to clients
running on a remote machine, just as an X server grants access to the display
to remote clients.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Tag: hardware::storage:floppy, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::server, network::service, role::program
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/floppyd_4.0.43-1_amd64.deb