How to Install and Uninstall readline-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "readline-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install readline-common on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                readline-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "readline-common" package

Learn how to uninstall readline-common on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                readline-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the readline-common package on Kali Linux

Package: readline-common
Source: readline
Version: 8.2-3
Installed-Size: 89
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Replaces: libreadline-common, libreadline4 (<< 4.3-16), libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-common, libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Size: 69116
SHA256: b397ae6b8aa379656bbe10cfcd66f6b3377aeda3ad84a9e339377973289360d4
SHA1: 7d63bb25e074a2ded014423c317f4bc96a332676
MD5sum: 8260c7f79549ef83deb6a9f4f80cd997
Description: GNU readline and history libraries, common files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
Tag: interface::commandline, role::app-data, role::program, suite::gnu
Section: utils
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/readline-common_8.2-3_all.deb