How to Install and Uninstall software-properties-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install software-properties-common on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                software-properties-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "software-properties-common" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall software-properties-common on Kali Linux:


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

Package: software-properties-common
Source: software-properties
Version: 0.99.30-4
Installed-Size: 450
Maintainer: Julian Andres Klode
Architecture: all
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-software-properties (= 0.99.30-4), python3:any
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Size: 61968
SHA256: 6c962bb07d025fe16997127eb98266f29d63aee92cd80eae6703d559aa5c408d
SHA1: 7c2ae3a8f69e2719e72cace136e8745861fb325a
MD5sum: 743ed4a84d4c353b5d0f0603a9d682af
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
This software provides an abstraction of the used apt repositories.
It allows you to easily manage your distribution and independent software
vendor software sources.
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This package contains the common files for software-properties like the
D-Bus backend.
Description-md5:
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.99.30-4_all.deb