How to Install and Uninstall govulncheck Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "govulncheck" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall govulncheck on Kali Linux:


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

Package: govulncheck
Source: golang-golang-x-vuln
Version: 1.0.1-1
Installed-Size: 8204
Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 2807928
SHA256: daff96da57f8358fa5b16e104cbae41474d0b444d6c3460f3a03e2e4bc2a4f1b
SHA1: 6f789880dee91e43e4dcbde41d0ecaba78247310
MD5sum: 52bc3bee34cdaf5359f94bc341f91618
Description: CLI for detecting vulnerabilities in Go packages
Govulncheck reports known vulnerabilities that affect Go code.
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It uses static analysis or a binary's symbol table to narrow down
reports to only those that potentially affect the application.
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For more information about the API behind govulncheck, see
https://go.dev/security/vulncheck.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/golang/vuln
Static-Built-Using: golang-1.21 (= 1.21.3-1), golang-golang-x-mod (= 0.13.0-1), golang-golang-x-sync (= 0.4.0-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.13.0-1), golang-golang-x-tools (= 1:0.13.0-1)
Section: golang
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/golang-golang-x-vuln/govulncheck_1.0.1-1_amd64.deb