How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64 package on Kali Linux

Package: linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64
Source: linux
Version: 6.6.9-1kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 3709
Depends: linux-headers-6.6.9-common (= 6.6.9-1kali1), linux-image-6.6.9-amd64 (= 6.6.9-1kali1) | linux-image-6.6.9-amd64-unsigned (= 6.6.9-1kali1), linux-kbuild-6.6.9, gcc-13
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64_6.6.9-1kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 1295128
SHA256: ec86f7daf192b325dfcf0e8b6589c2f92f645ff9086765d2653c4fca681100b3
SHA1: 3a3a17644eb4f08996522e9e900cd7cf58ab7a42
MD5sum: 39daf51759c516050b8461dd9c3c3568
Description: Header files for Linux 6.6.9-amd64
This package provides the architecture-specific kernel header files for
Linux kernel 6.6.9-amd64, generally used for building out-of-tree kernel
modules. These files are going to be installed into
/usr/src/linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64, and can be used for building modules
that load into the kernel provided by the linux-image-6.6.9-amd64 package.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team