How to Install and Uninstall microcode.ctl Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 07,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "microcode.ctl" package

This is a short guide on how to install microcode.ctl on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "microcode.ctl" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall microcode.ctl 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 microcode.ctl package on Kali Linux

Package: microcode.ctl
Source: microcode.ctl (1.18~0+nmu2)
Version: 1.18~0+nmu2+b1
Installed-Size: 19
Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi
Architecture: amd64
Depends: intel-microcode (>> 1), iucode-tool
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Conflicts: intel-microcode (<< 1)
Size: 9160
SHA256: 70155022c1236036da9edb467574c90f75456f235a4df061b76c7cc64616ee80
SHA1: aa23acdb3bc2419cd45e6237b82efac82a70d006
MD5sum: 502c0e6060bb1e196fe76d4a0500a43c
Description: Intel IA32/IA64 CPU Microcode Utility (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to help migrate systems to the new
version of intel-microcode and to iucode-tool, which superseded
microcode.ctl.
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This is a dummy package. You can safely purge or remove it.
Description-md5: 41a033496b4807c1446772590af07241
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: contrib/oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/contrib/m/microcode.ctl/microcode.ctl_1.18~0+nmu2+b1_amd64.deb