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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "linux-image-cloud-amd64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install linux-image-cloud-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-image-cloud-amd64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-image-cloud-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-image-cloud-amd64 package on Kali Linux

Package: linux-image-cloud-amd64
Source: linux
Version: 6.6.9-1kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: linux-image-6.6.9-cloud-amd64 (= 6.6.9-1kali1)
Provides: linux-latest-modules-6.6.9-cloud-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-image-cloud-amd64_6.6.9-1kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 1504
SHA256: 1fa7fd494d48ee13e00336202f0fe5d1d66efa3eebda96cd6a88a3c869309534
SHA1: 7776315718a08b104c73e5be1b0f3dedc2b55ffb
MD5sum: 5deead3e6a06a5546effc30d2d014097
Description: Linux for x86-64 cloud (meta-package)
This package depends on the latest Linux kernel and modules for use on
cloud platforms including Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, and Google Compute
Engine.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team