How to Install and Uninstall ghidra Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "ghidra" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ghidra on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ghidra on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ghidra
Version: 11.0+ds-0kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 1056619
Depends: openjdk-17-jdk, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1)
Recommends: ghidra-data (>= 9.2)
Homepage: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Filename: pool/main/g/ghidra/ghidra_11.0+ds-0kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 342998684
SHA256: c7653bec6fd83fe8a30fb8f8b93f8974a7a0db6a373025efe26dbd7f62d94c7c
SHA1: e1f80da7f08c109084da4ea8d6a7bbbfe484cb6e
MD5sum: 6e23750e0f821464a52886260c3dcc67
Description: Software Reverse Engineering Framework
This package contains a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created
and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. This
framework includes a suite of full-featured, high-end software analysis tools
that enable users to analyze compiled code on a variety of platforms including
Windows, macOS, and Linux. Capabilities include disassembly, assembly,
decompilation, graphing, and scripting, along with hundreds of other features.
Ghidra supports a wide variety of processor instruction sets and executable
formats and can be run in both user-interactive and automated modes. Users may
also develop their own Ghidra extension components and/or scripts using Java
or Python.
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In support of NSA's Cybersecurity mission, Ghidra was built to solve scaling
and teaming problems on complex SRE efforts, and to provide a customizable and
extensible SRE research platform. NSA has applied Ghidra SRE capabilities to a
variety of problems that involve analyzing malicious code and generating deep
insights for SRE analysts who seek a better understanding of potential
vulnerabilities in networks and systems.
Description-md5: