How to Install and Uninstall psmisc Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "psmisc" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall psmisc on Kali Linux:


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

Package: psmisc
Version: 23.7-1
Installed-Size: 950
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Breaks: manpages-de (<< 4.9.1-1)
Size: 266188
SHA256: 5cc6cb2f20caded4c4174afa005e01c352d527f7a9f827ecbc4d86d3aed8e303
SHA1: b71d28cb4f2f94189f8cfec79706dd2c21191347
MD5sum: 91444a27868f9f037e28fb28e1bdcf86
Description: utilities that use the proc file system
This package contains miscellaneous utilities that use the proc FS:
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- fuser: identifies processes that are using files or sockets.
- killall: kills processes by name (e.g. "killall -HUP named").
- peekfd: shows the data traveling over a file descriptor.
- pstree: shows currently running processes as a tree.
- prtstat: print the contents of /proc//stat
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://psmisc.sf.net/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::checking, use::monitor,
works-with::software:running
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/psmisc/psmisc_23.7-1_amd64.deb