How to Install and Uninstall lsb-release Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "lsb-release" package

This tutorial shows how to install lsb-release on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lsb-release
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lsb-release" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall lsb-release on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lsb-release
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lsb-release package on Kali Linux

Package: lsb-release
Source: lsb-release-minimal
Version: 12.0-2
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Gioele Barabucci
Architecture: all
Size: 6564
SHA256: ead118044d62ea47953cf78a5a78491cb6481dddf1c74fe6cfd39e4f1d8b871b
SHA1: 4c0c45474bfb12810b7eb0151327b1ddf1fc7e11
MD5sum: e88410f82fa3baad15d51bf7e45803f1
Description: Linux Standard Base version reporting utility (minimal implementation)
The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard
core system that third-party applications written for Linux can
depend upon.
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The lsb_release command is a simple tool to help identify the Linux
distribution being used and its compliance with the Linux Standard Base.
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This package contains a bare-bones implementation that uses the
information in /etc/os-release instead of relying on LSB packages.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://gioele.io/lsb-release-minimal
Tag: implemented-in::python, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::analysing
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lsb-release-minimal/lsb-release_12.0-2_all.deb