How to Install and Uninstall kali-grant-root Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "kali-grant-root" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install kali-grant-root on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kali-grant-root
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kali-grant-root" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kali-grant-root on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kali-grant-root
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kali-grant-root package on Kali Linux

Package: kali-grant-root
Version: 2022.4.0
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 20
Depends: adduser, policykit-1 (>= 121+compat0.1-6), sudo, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Filename: pool/main/k/kali-grant-root/kali-grant-root_2022.4.0_all.deb
Size: 3948
SHA256: 03311495bfd4ee53333d0fa3e16ff6cf97674773417a8f5a95ba18dcb1fc74f3
SHA1: 1146181900f268155fc715fd995845eb923f2494
MD5sum: 66fe4cde95405a76fb6fe27fcb670e13
Description: Configuration controlling privilege escalation to root
Penetration tester often use applications that require root privileges
to perform their work. The default configuration requires the user to
input his password to be granted root rights.
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With this package installed, you can simply add the user to the
"kali-trusted" group and it will automatically benefit from
password-less privilege escalation. This is a convenience feature
but also a security risk, use with caution and make sure that you
don't leave your computer unattented!
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You can quickly enable/disable this feature with "dpkg-reconfigure
kali-grant-root". It will populate the "kali-trusted" groups with all the
members of the "sudo" group.
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