How to Install and Uninstall libc6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libc6" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libc6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc6" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libc6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc6 package on Kali Linux

Package: libc6
Source: glibc
Version: 2.37-12
Installed-Size: 12989
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libc6-amd64
Depends: libgcc-s1
Recommends: libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.5~)
Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, libc-l10n, locales, libnss-nis, libnss-nisplus
Breaks: chrony (<< 4.2-3~), fakechroot (<< 2.19-3.5), firefox (<< 91~), firefox-esr (<< 91~), gnumach-image-1.8-486 (<< 2:1.8+git20210923~), gnumach-image-1.8-486-dbg (<< 2:1.8+git20210923~), gnumach-image-1.8-xen-486 (<< 2:1.8+git20210923~), gnumach-image-1.8-xen-486-dbg (<< 2:1.8+git20210923~), hurd (<< 1:0.9.git20220301-2), locales (<< 2.37), locales-all (<< 2.37), nscd (<< 2.37), python3-iptables (<< 1.0.0-2), tinydns (<< 1:1.05-14), valgrind (<< 1:3.19.0-1~)
Size: 2753272
SHA256: f1b1479c4efbc78637d108b3ca281df6d44fe198a94be8f9621c78dc090340a2
SHA1: 86d7b5417de0d85a257c98b1bfbe3bb10c09fc66
MD5sum: 72aafc7aff3b3e7d3e282604ee593a81
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
and the standard math library, as well as many others.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.37-12_amd64.deb