How to Install and Uninstall init Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "init" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install init on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall init on Kali Linux:


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

Package: init
Source: init-system-helpers
Version: 1.66+kali1
Architecture: amd64
Protected: yes
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 17
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv | sysvinit-core
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.66+kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 6404
SHA256: 4bdf7d3fedfc47f7ad2bde394dc0876f5222a9e1ffbbf90e9a19e8ea1d0eb710
SHA1: 718e9e1edff8597828dd671e158d750f1b1e74e1
MD5sum: 9d76ac8e86ed7b8dcc1df0711529b373
Description: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
This package is a metapackage which allows you to select from the available
init systems while ensuring that one of these is available on the system at
all times.
Description-md5:
Important: yes
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers