How to Install and Uninstall netcat-traditional Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "netcat-traditional" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netcat-traditional
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netcat-traditional" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall netcat-traditional on Kali Linux:


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

Package: netcat-traditional
Source: netcat
Version: 1.10-48
Installed-Size: 138
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Provides: netcat
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 62844
SHA256: 0158dadf99164678a8a6b9f4ecfd19492655e20bba54e9b863d3459352f414a2
SHA1: b10943f9ff300f7710559ba190e66f658f086e41
MD5sum: 45d97443881b20aa08f90dffcd9b05df
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
connections using TCP or UDP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable
"back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other
programs and scripts. At the same time it is a feature-rich network
debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind
of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in
capabilities.
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This is the "classic" netcat, written by *Hobbit*. It lacks many
features found in netcat-openbsd.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.stearns.org/nc/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, protocol::tcp, protocol::udp,
role::program, scope::utility, use::transmission
Section: net
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat/netcat-traditional_1.10-48_amd64.deb