How to Install and Uninstall mgetty-fax Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "mgetty-fax" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mgetty-fax on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mgetty-fax
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mgetty-fax" package

Learn how to uninstall mgetty-fax on Kali Linux:


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

Package: mgetty-fax
Source: mgetty
Version: 1.2.1-1.2
Installed-Size: 489
Maintainer: Andreas Barth
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mgetty
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cron, mgetty (= 1.2.1-1.2), perl
Suggests: debianutils (>= 1.6), netpbm, ghostscript, mgetty-viewfax (>= 1.2.1-1.2)
Conflicts: mgetty (<= 1.1.30-9)
Size: 137248
SHA256: 2dc38eb7bff18cdcf36c524ca49607390b1ea6818f41c95c5c815512f27c36b8
SHA1: 1af43316911e7344cca64f39e4608b450707a62a
MD5sum: 1c93d1043270b146730e35b85806461e
Description: Faxing tools for mgetty
The fax subsystem of the mgetty package.
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This subsystems has the enhancements that are needed to send and receive
faxes with mgetty and a Class 2 faxmodem.
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The program 'mgetty' allows you to use a fax modem for receiving faxes
and handling external logins without interfering with outgoing calls.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://mgetty.greenie.net/
Tag: hardware::modem, role::program, use::transmission, works-with::fax
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mgetty/mgetty-fax_1.2.1-1.2_amd64.deb