How to Install and Uninstall gitleaks Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "gitleaks" package

Learn how to install gitleaks on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gitleaks on Kali Linux:


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

Package: gitleaks
Source: gitleaks (8.16.0-1)
Version: 8.16.0-1+b4
Installed-Size: 6966
Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 2312288
SHA256: 80e2314b8192de098f11d3a77b63564c4c3e2d103191336b819f223ec1b8171b
SHA1: 88e68026be1e33d9ad64c12aa84736eb0a9bb126
MD5sum: 21cbc574bf95102571fbb0cfa42b5982
Description: protect and discover secrets using Gitleaks 🔑
Gitleaks is a SAST tool for **detecting** and **preventing** hardcoded
secrets like passwords, api keys, and tokens in git repos. Gitleaks is
an **easy-to-use, all-in-one solution** for detecting secrets, past or
present, in your code.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
Built-Using: golang-1.21 (= 1.21.3-1), golang-fsnotify (= 1.6.0-2), golang-github-aymanbagabas-go-osc52 (= 1.2.1-1), golang-github-charmbracelet-lipgloss (= 0.5.0-1), golang-github-fatih-semgroup (= 1.2.0-2), golang-github-gitleaks-go-gitdiff (= 0.8.0-2), golang-github-hashicorp-hcl (= 1.0.0-1.1), golang-github-lucasb-eyer-go-colorful (= 1.2.0-1), golang-github-magiconair-properties (= 1.8.7-1), golang-github-mattn-go-colorable (= 0.1.13-1), golang-github-mattn-go-isatty (= 0.0.19-1), golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth (= 0.0.15-2), golang-github-mitchellh-mapstructure (= 1.5.0-2), golang-github-muesli-reflow (= 0.3.0-2), golang-github-muesli-termenv (= 0.13.0-2), golang-github-pelletier-go-toml.v2 (= 2.1.0-1), golang-github-petar-dambovaliev-aho-corasick (= 0.0~git20211021.5ab2d92-2), golang-github-rivo-uniseg (= 0.4.4-1), golang-github-rs-zerolog (= 1.29.1-1), golang-github-spf13-afero (= 1.9.5-1), golang-github-spf13-cast (= 1.5.1-1), golang-github-spf13-cobra (= 1.7.0-1), golang-github-spf13-jwalterweatherman (= 1.1.0+really1.1.0-2), golang-github-spf13-pflag (= 1.0.6~git20210604-d5e0c0615ace-1), golang-github-spf13-viper (= 1.12.0-1), golang-github-subosito-gotenv (= 1.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-sync (= 0.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.12.0-1), golang-golang-x-text (= 0.13.0-1), golang-gopkg-h2non-filetype.v1 (= 1.1.3+ds1-1), golang-gopkg-ini.v1 (= 1.67.0-1), golang-gopkg-yaml.v3 (= 3.0.1-3)
Static-Built-Using: golang-1.21 (= 1.21.3-1), golang-fsnotify (= 1.6.0-2), golang-github-aymanbagabas-go-osc52 (= 1.2.1-1), golang-github-charmbracelet-lipgloss (= 0.5.0-1), golang-github-fatih-semgroup (= 1.2.0-2), golang-github-gitleaks-go-gitdiff (= 0.8.0-2), golang-github-hashicorp-hcl (= 1.0.0-1.1), golang-github-lucasb-eyer-go-colorful (= 1.2.0-1), golang-github-magiconair-properties (= 1.8.7-1), golang-github-mattn-go-colorable (= 0.1.13-1), golang-github-mattn-go-isatty (= 0.0.19-1), golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth (= 0.0.15-2), golang-github-mitchellh-mapstructure (= 1.5.0-2), golang-github-muesli-reflow (= 0.3.0-2), golang-github-muesli-termenv (= 0.13.0-2), golang-github-pelletier-go-toml.v2 (= 2.1.0-1), golang-github-petar-dambovaliev-aho-corasick (= 0.0~git20211021.5ab2d92-2), golang-github-rivo-uniseg (= 0.4.4-1), golang-github-rs-zerolog (= 1.29.1-1), golang-github-spf13-afero (= 1.9.5-1), golang-github-spf13-cast (= 1.5.1-1), golang-github-spf13-cobra (= 1.7.0-1), golang-github-spf13-jwalterweatherman (= 1.1.0+really1.1.0-2), golang-github-spf13-pflag (= 1.0.6~git20210604-d5e0c0615ace-1), golang-github-spf13-viper (= 1.12.0-1), golang-github-subosito-gotenv (= 1.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-sync (= 0.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.12.0-1), golang-golang-x-text (= 0.13.0-1), golang-gopkg-h2non-filetype.v1 (= 1.1.3+ds1-1), golang-gopkg-ini.v1 (= 1.67.0-1), golang-gopkg-yaml.v3 (= 3.0.1-3)
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gitleaks/gitleaks_8.16.0-1+b4_amd64.deb