How to Install and Uninstall less Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "less" package

This tutorial shows how to install less on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall less on Kali Linux:


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

Package: less
Version: 590-2
Installed-Size: 313
Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 131348
SHA256: 45403a9d495cd41997f1358352d386cf0076c1c57790a44df10b0529393cd728
SHA1: d11d2adf3b93a0c0aba643dccbd07e7127d61015
MD5sum: 45e9852f6e42cdbd9b1ce70321de0163
Description: pager program similar to more
This package provides "less", a file pager (that is, a memory-efficient
utility for displaying text one screenful at a time). Less has many
more features than the basic pager "more". As part of the GNU project,
it is widely regarded as the standard pager on UNIX-derived systems.
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Also provided are "lessecho", a simple utility for ensuring arguments
with spaces are correctly quoted; "lesskey", a tool for modifying the
standard (vi-like) keybindings; and "lesspipe", a filter for specific
types of input, such as .doc or .txt.gz files.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::gnu, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::viewing, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_590-2_amd64.deb