How to Install and Uninstall libc-ares2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libc-ares2" package

This guide let you learn how to install libc-ares2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc-ares2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc-ares2" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libc-ares2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc-ares2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc-ares2 package on Kali Linux

Package: libc-ares2
Source: c-ares
Version: 1.27.0-1
Installed-Size: 263
Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libc-ares1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.36)
Conflicts: libcares2
Size: 146020
SHA256: 5fbd8d179c98cf372805c3ff445f19564f06fd118730381097d3068b580b73c6
SHA1: e4219f27c0dd7a43082b34e198ec1db4ada03362
MD5sum: 275fa0cab86a9afeeb401552a3a6c310
Description: asynchronous name resolver
c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolution
asynchronously.
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It is a fork of the library named "ares", with additional features:
* IPv6 support;
* extended cross-platform portability;
* 64-bit clean sources.
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This package provides the shared libraries.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://c-ares.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/c-ares/libc-ares2_1.27.0-1_amd64.deb