How to Install and Uninstall hostfiles Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "hostfiles" package

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


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

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


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

Package: hostfiles
Source: libhostfile-manager-perl
Version: 0.09-3
Installed-Size: 18
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Depends: libhostfile-manager-perl, libterm-clui-perl, perl:any
Size: 5332
SHA256: 1cd827164490bcd3ec22ccf2411df4800e091e9b4f0bb0720a22819dc8878674
SHA1: e22079203f1725f6fdee9b6f05a1a93251540cea
MD5sum: 95cac196fada72def373cb1b0e431941
Description: simple script to manage multiple sets of hostfiles
hostfiles is a command-line tool
which will read the hostfile fragments
specified to be enabled from /etc/hostfiles/
and add them to /etc/hosts.
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It will remove any fragments from /etc/hosts
that are specified to be disabled.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/Hostfile-Manager
Section: perl
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libh/libhostfile-manager-perl/hostfiles_0.09-3_all.deb