How to Install and Uninstall tmpreaper Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "tmpreaper" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install tmpreaper on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall tmpreaper on Kali Linux:


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

Package: tmpreaper
Version: 1.6.17+nmu1
Installed-Size: 117
Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: tmpwatch
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), debconf (>= 0.5.0) | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: tmpwatch
Size: 39848
SHA256: 4804f8755dc3e61c4bdcf7f3eff30e0b7008ecac3da961509562132015da86be
SHA1: 154a0a4b10b6f0447581a1db8c3eb4c693fc80b1
MD5sum: 0ce104f150a1f08824e30a680f077388
Description: cleans up files in directories based on their age
This package provides a program that can be used to clean out temporary-file
directories. It recursively searches the directory, refusing to chdir()
across symlinks, and removes files that haven't been accessed in a
user-specified amount of time. You can specify a set of files to protect
from deletion with a shell pattern. It will not remove files owned by the
process EUID that have the `w' bit clear, unless you ask it to, much like
`rm -f'. `tmpreaper' will not remove symlinks, sockets, fifos, or special
files unless given a command line option enabling it to.
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WARNING: Please do not run `tmpreaper' on `/'. There are no protections
against this written into the program, as that would prevent it from
functioning the way you'd expect it to in a `chroot(8)' environment.
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The daily tmpreaper run can be configured through /etc/tmpreaper.conf .
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::automation, interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility,
works-with::file
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tmpreaper/tmpreaper_1.6.17+nmu1_amd64.deb