How to Install and Uninstall rar Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "rar" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install rar on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall rar on Kali Linux:


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

Package: rar
Version: 2:6.23-1
Installed-Size: 1365
Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Suggests: unrar
Size: 358380
SHA256: c7b1ba9c80f71d448e9e91295fd3543cf79c662c5e510ec7140721fe1f47f938
SHA1: 42edc45e858613b55dde3625e9b4b253b5bfafd4
MD5sum: 46c7331eab91c97176bd2ece131ed92b
Description: Archiver for .rar files
This is the RAR archiver from Eugene Roshal. It supports multiple volume
archives and damage protection. It can also create SFX-archives. There are
versions which run on DOS, Windows, FreeBSD, BSDI.
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This program is shareware and you must register it after 40 days of use.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.rarlabs.com/
Tag: implemented-in::TODO, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::archive
Section: non-free/utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/r/rar/rar_6.23-1_amd64.deb