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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-amd64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-headers-amd64 on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux
Version: 6.6.9-1kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 10
Depends: linux-headers-6.6.9-amd64 (= 6.6.9-1kali1)
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-amd64_6.6.9-1kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 1180
SHA256: 693d2d84d23b119582692994d83ce6a42421aa98a36c42754bf9434a8a2de0a7
SHA1: 3defdaab983340a1c47f34a79925078447137e58
MD5sum: 938f2b6015c99bb2eafa3174e3d0912a
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
This package depends on the architecture-specific header files for the
latest Linux kernel amd64 configuration.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team