How to Install and Uninstall nuclei Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "nuclei" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install nuclei on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nuclei on Kali Linux:


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

Package: nuclei
Version: 3.1.10-0kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 71403
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Homepage: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
Priority: optional
Section: golang
Filename: pool/main/n/nuclei/nuclei_3.1.10-0kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 18272088
SHA256: 481ec15ff61180ced51f4f78b81773e38bf060e291b69fe96039c5e6c240bb6f
SHA1: 5895ac82226391f7789621763e8906dde948bfa7
MD5sum: 0bef2bb085fdf6e795e4832e6856e877
Description: Fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on simple YAML based DSL
This package contains a fast tool for configurable targeted scanning based on
templates offering massive extensibility and ease of use.
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Nuclei is used to send requests across targets based on a template
leading to zero false positives and providing fast scanning on large
number of hosts. Nuclei offers scanning for a variety of protocols
including TCP, DNS, HTTP, File, etc. With powerful and flexible
templating, all kinds of security checks can be modelled with Nuclei.
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