How to Install and Uninstall gwhois Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "gwhois" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gwhois on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gwhois on Kali Linux:


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

Package: gwhois
Version: 20120626.0-1
Installed-Size: 103
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: curl, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libnet-libidn-perl, libwww-perl, lynx, perl:any
Suggests: openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver
Size: 27588
SHA256: 1d3296c0223f81f64f8b47615a7e57af8477a1f18518d8b07318c3a4948d2abb
SHA1: 4d88c437d49f8d41766ad85e93b51b7b38e8481d
MD5sum: b9bb7210b8167c262eaf8b4ec14bd98c
Description: generic Whois Client / Server
gwhois is a generic whois client / server. This means that it know
for many (virtually all) TLDs, IP-Ranges and Handles out there where
to ask. It queries other whois-servers as well as web-lookup forms.
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gwhois can be used as a client, but you can invoke it as a server
(e.g. via inetd) as well for usage with a normal whois client.
Description-md5:
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::client, network::server, protocol::dns, role::program,
use::searching
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gwhois/gwhois_20120626.0-1_all.deb