How to Install and Uninstall lshw Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "lshw" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lshw on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lshw
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lshw" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall lshw on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lshw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lshw package on Kali Linux

Package: lshw
Source: lshw (02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2)
Version: 02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2+b1
Installed-Size: 919
Maintainer: Ghe Rivero
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Recommends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Size: 300212
SHA256: 6e2481ebc0a740e7cf1f25d39b8e44a97d10fed33b3eeb271a7a57af594669d7
SHA1: 160be4c43210acf64d13b43230ba66e9e706ea59
MD5sum: 4b436c4988c2eebf6b99fb23c773e9e9
Description: information about hardware configuration
A small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware
configuration of the machine. It can report exact memory
configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU version
and speed, cache configuration, bus speed, etc. on DMI-capable x86
systems, on some PowerPC machines (PowerMac G4 is known to work) and AMD64.
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Information can be output in plain text, HTML or XML.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/lyonel/lshw
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::detection, implemented-in::c++,
interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing, works-with-format::html,
works-with-format::xml, works-with::text, x11::application
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lshw/lshw_02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2+b1_amd64.deb