How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This tutorial shows how to install hwdata on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: hwdata
Version: 0.379-1
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Pino Toscano
Architecture: all
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Size: 26948
SHA256: 41cb8944fd114de93b947cdc49e5c667d27cf7e639fc283f4d40eadf09e54a66
SHA1: 80d9fc688d6eafb858e9531a1ca92fe6828b5168
MD5sum: 2e8afe47afc9ecc304cfecc20b201df5
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database.
It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::hardware, hardware::detection, role::data
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.379-1_all.deb