How to Install and Uninstall safecat Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "safecat" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall safecat on Kali Linux:


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

Package: safecat
Source: safecat (1.13-3)
Version: 1.13-3+b1
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Teemu Hukkanen
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Size: 19682
SHA256: c8006605b44e68f3d17db3a37a9fdee867dc9ff1617d8b6ff700182c620ddf98
SHA1: 050e59b6339fda2e83f5eb38aa1ecde516dd003a
MD5sum: ab5ea47a141a72b55ced6b3086afc379
Description: Safely copy stdin to a file
Safecat is a program which implements Daniel Bernstein's maildir
algorithm to copy stdin safely to a file in a specified directory.
It can be used to write mail messages to a qmail-style maildir, or to
write data to a "spool" directory reliably.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://pobox.com/~lbudney/linux/software/safecat.html
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/safecat/safecat_1.13-3+b1_amd64.deb