How to Install and Uninstall netselect-apt Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "netselect-apt" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install netselect-apt on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netselect-apt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netselect-apt" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall netselect-apt on Kali Linux:


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

Package: netselect-apt
Source: netselect
Version: 0.3.ds1-30.1
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Depends: wget, netselect (>= 0.3.ds1-17), curl, ca-certificates
Suggests: dpkg-dev
Enhances: apt
Size: 12684
SHA256: 4096ba9a088e2a9769819aa2fc1b0f5f8c6ff953aa8051d90df70342bcb57f15
SHA1: 00629faebf793abe4b87a7724a5f6b868e1f607a
MD5sum: 63985487a57bf7848394499f41bb32f4
Description: speed tester for choosing a fast Debian mirror
This package provides a utility that can choose the best Debian mirror
by downloading the full mirror list and using netselect to find the
fastest/closest one.
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It can output a sources.list(5) file that can be used with package
management tools such as apt or aptitude.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://github.com/apenwarr/netselect
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/netselect/netselect-apt_0.3.ds1-30.1_all.deb