How to Install and Uninstall kmod Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "kmod" package

Please follow the guidance below to install kmod on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall kmod on Kali Linux:


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

Package: kmod
Version: 31+20240202-2
Installed-Size: 247
Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.4.5-0.2), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), libkmod2 (= 31+20240202-2)
Size: 95716
SHA256: 8ded08e4d5da69abcc6778852c4ddb0e2808f62e6f3eed039b05338c09d2c7e4
SHA1: 0e7a50bd6bf1b85ce1a469e3f2ed6413a3c751cf
MD5sum: 098b3c9acda9a2243b96bc4e715ca332
Description: tools for managing Linux kernel modules
This package contains a set of programs for loading, inserting, and
removing kernel modules for Linux.
It replaces module-init-tools.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::kernel, devel::lang:c, implemented-in::c, role::program
Section: admin
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/k/kmod/kmod_31+20240202-2_amd64.deb