How to Install and Uninstall tar Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "tar" package

Learn how to install tar on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall tar on Kali Linux:


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

Package: tar
Version: 1.35+dfsg-3
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 3077
Maintainer: Janos Lenart
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: cpio (<< 2.4.2-39)
Pre-Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Suggests: bzip2, ncompress, xz-utils, tar-scripts, tar-doc
Conflicts: cpio (<= 2.4.2-38)
Breaks: dpkg-dev (<< 1.14.26)
Size: 813244
SHA256: ef55c6718fffe69e8837265db27d293b493efc7c83f4ccb6c98ff95b01055bc6
SHA1: 497a56f2f645b9449216d7ffa2f5fbd877fa5178
MD5sum: 5d3d54b7397198dbdf58cd492e130f24
Description: GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Tar is a program for packaging a set of files as a single archive in tar
format. The function it performs is conceptually similar to cpio, and to
things like PKZIP in the DOS world. It is heavily used by the Debian package
management system, and is useful for performing system backups and exchanging
sets of files with others.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
Tag: admin::backup, admin::file-distribution, devel::packaging,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::storing, works-with-format::tar,
works-with::archive, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.35+dfsg-3_amd64.deb