How to Install and Uninstall hercules Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "hercules" package

This tutorial shows how to install hercules on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hercules on Kali Linux:


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

Package: hercules
Version: 3.13-7
Installed-Size: 6382
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), libcap2-bin
Suggests: x3270
Size: 1409620
SHA256: d0cafc9e4d54e172052478f0e11e6ae79e484004fcba0d78d56a604074125abd
SHA1: 6bb32f7fcba3fa04ad84ac3a29dee7ea8d1dc9a6
MD5sum: a17fd07b9f62edf0bcddd7cac58f8374
Description: System/370, ESA/390 and z/Architecture Emulator
Hercules is an open source software implementation of the mainframe System/370
and ESA/390 architectures, in addition to the new 64-bit z/Architecture.
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This means that your PC can emulate an IBM mainframe processor. The
mainframe can range from a 360 to a z900 - running in "System/370"
mode, "ESA/390" mode, or "z/Architecture" mode. Hercules executes
S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture instructions and channel
programs. It emulates mainframe I/O devices by using PC devices. For
example, 3390 DASD devices are emulated by large files on your hard
disk, and local 3270 screens are emulated by tn3270 sessions.
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Hercules implements only the raw S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture
instruction set; it does not provide any operating system facilities. This
means that you need to provide an operating system or standalone program which
Hercules can load from an emulated disk or tape device. You will have to use a
free software operating system such as Linux, write the operating system or
standalone program yourself, obtain a license from IBM to run one of their
operating systems on your PC, or use IBM programs and operating systems which
have been placed in the public domain.
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Virtual networking can be accomplished using the TUN/TAP driver in
host Linux kernel.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.hercules-390.eu/
Tag: hardware::emulation, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hercules/hercules_3.13-7_amd64.deb