How to Install and Uninstall minicom Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "minicom" package

This guide let you learn how to install minicom on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall minicom on Kali Linux:


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

Package: minicom
Version: 2.9-4
Installed-Size: 1123
Maintainer: Martin A. Godisch
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: lrzsz
Size: 256688
SHA256: 5725822a5d0b5267d7e93c008a50666e8fbb38de05b38a27204ee6c6a60fe40b
SHA1: 0011409449986b145391bee8240a578313ad594f
MD5sum: 20d78267431b7bd7a7a346ada8bac2d1
Description: Friendly menu driven serial communication program
Minicom is a clone of the MS-DOS "Telix" communication program. It emulates
ANSI and VT102 terminals, has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom
Tag: hardware::modem, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::login
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/minicom/minicom_2.9-4_amd64.deb