How to Install and Uninstall nocache Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "nocache" package

This is a short guide on how to install nocache on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nocache on Kali Linux:


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

Package: nocache
Source: nocache (1.1-1)
Version: 1.1-1+b1
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Dmitry Smirnov
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Size: 17740
SHA256: 0ff612a27837b9cb553d045b64846be6b454d650ae9e648e047ea80b3034d3a6
SHA1: 0e2f28fe22440865956dc0dd1e98b469d86d7bc9
MD5sum: 730c234f845b932d14cd5f680319da22
Description: bypass/minimize file system caching for a program
`nocache` tries to minimize the effect an application has on the Linux
file system cache.
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Use case: backup processes that should not interfere with the present
state of the cache.
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Also this package provides the following utilities:
* `cachedel` : clear page cache for a file.
* `cachestats` : print number of cached vs. not-cached pages for a file
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/Feh/nocache
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nocache/nocache_1.1-1+b1_amd64.deb