How to Install and Uninstall mininet Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "mininet" package

Learn how to install mininet on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mininet on Kali Linux:


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

Package: mininet
Version: 2.3.0-1.1
Installed-Size: 904
Maintainer: Dariusz Dwornikowski
Architecture: amd64
Depends: cgroup-tools, iperf, net-tools, python3, python3-packaging, socat, telnet | telnet-client, python3-pkg-resources, python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: openvswitch-switch
Size: 128604
SHA256: a6f1950f769e0162af2ce50fb2c764ef8fe44de821a3eb0c05a4d6f2fb700012
SHA1: 8cc832da4e049f6c831eb512616a487334b98caf
MD5sum: a7e888d788ab3b5bd8e62c0d68943b1a
Description: process-based network emulator
Mininet is a network emulator which uses lightweight virtualization
to create virtual networks for rapid prototyping of Software-Defined
Network (SDN) designs using OpenFlow.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://mininet.org/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mininet/mininet_2.3.0-1.1_amd64.deb