How to Install and Uninstall kexec-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "kexec-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install kexec-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kexec-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kexec-tools" package

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


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

Package: kexec-tools
Version: 1:2.0.27-1
Installed-Size: 316
Maintainer: Khalid Aziz
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libxenmisc4.17 (>= 4.17.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf, dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Size: 89996
SHA256: 6be4e5a4e1b4b845fc9f7670426738fb34607d4d1bda515a4fcd75bafa03256b
SHA1: e95538d8ff48f5f4ea0ef0f887b5c7231d9acb62
MD5sum: 8d964022a62322d524c27730524268ae
Description: tools to support fast kexec reboots
This package provides tools to load a kernel into memory and then
"reboot" directly into that kernel using the kexec system call,
bypassing the normal boot process.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git/
Tag: admin::boot, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, protocol::tftp,
role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/kexec-tools/kexec-tools_2.0.27-1_amd64.deb