How to Install and Uninstall ngetty Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "ngetty" package

This tutorial shows how to install ngetty on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ngetty on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ngetty
Version: 1.1-12
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 24976
SHA256: e4c9f4d86382568a547be07095bdb77af1ca4422e22fa70bd6bbd94694933613
SHA1: 24b8d5edf00e660628c66f50412ec662b808abb8
MD5sum: ddd1f2b4d7f178137fd400209e9cb4a0
Description: getty replacement - one single daemon for all consoles
Ngetty is a daemon that starts login sessions on virtual console
terminals, on demand. It is a good replacement for all those getty
processes started from init that, most of the time, are only taking
up memory.
Description-md5:
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, role::program
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ngetty/ngetty_1.1-12_amd64.deb