How to Install and Uninstall linux-source-6.6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: June 02,2024

1. Install "linux-source-6.6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install linux-source-6.6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-source-6.6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-source-6.6" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-source-6.6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-source-6.6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-source-6.6 package on Kali Linux

Package: linux-source-6.6
Source: linux
Version: 6.6.9-1kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 140044
Depends: binutils, xz-utils
Recommends: build-essential, bc, rsync, kmod, cpio, bison, flex, libelf-dev, libssl-dev, linux-config-6.6
Suggests: libncurses-dev | ncurses-dev, qtbase5-dev, pkg-config
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-source-6.6_6.6.9-1kali1_all.deb
Size: 143401652
SHA256: 3b0f45338b2186fb2ef1e88c1487860d10966e8d367c7cadc125897c958e4423
SHA1: 4fb0772bddd8b090bbea829111c294ce0cba691f
MD5sum: 7a860e570baf7db3a21ae4664356b721
Description: Linux kernel source for version 6.6 with Debian patches
This package provides source code for the Linux kernel version 6.6. This
source closely tracks official Linux kernel releases. Debian's
modifications to that source consist of security fixes, bug fixes, and
features that have already been (or are believed to be) accepted by the
upstream maintainers.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team