How to Install and Uninstall inetutils-ping Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "inetutils-ping" package

Learn how to install inetutils-ping on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                inetutils-ping
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "inetutils-ping" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall inetutils-ping on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                inetutils-ping
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the inetutils-ping package on Kali Linux

Package: inetutils-ping
Source: inetutils
Version: 2:2.5-3
Installed-Size: 216
Maintainer: Guillem Jover
Architecture: amd64
Provides: ping
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), netbase
Conflicts: ping
Size: 87448
SHA256: 392026b46913307cab9955783dbde212bea98c0bd84bc00745277fd9d66f4508
SHA1: 57280c9946012fa31ea12cdc75888affe9b2b28b
MD5sum: dc21334f9bcb35422b7c6c349b161160
Description: ICMP echo tool
Ping uses ICMP to send out echo requests, and uses the reply packets to
calculate latency between the sending and the destination hosts.
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This is the portable GNU implementation of ping.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::scanner, protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::monitor, use::scanning
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/inetutils/inetutils-ping_2.5-3_amd64.deb