How to Install and Uninstall torsocks Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "torsocks" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                torsocks
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "torsocks" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall torsocks on Kali Linux:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                torsocks
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the torsocks package on Kali Linux

Package: torsocks
Version: 2.4.0-1
Installed-Size: 342
Maintainer: Debian Privacy Tools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: tor
Size: 74328
SHA256: 47dd30641b47ee46b9b3bdfd8a4cf1e4c817c991ef819c13f1b25cbd163124a7
SHA1: 422f3474eda8917c40b7b0fe6d40597fe1bae304
MD5sum: 5a693fb77a4a9e61159f0a0606469fae
Description: use SOCKS-friendly applications with Tor
Torsocks allows you to redirect network traffic of individual SOCKS-friendly
applications through the Tor network. It also ensures DNS queries are handled
correctly and explicitly blocks all UDP traffic from the application in
question.
It is possible that a given application can leak user/system data at a level
that neither Tor nor torsocks can control, a 100% guarantee of being safe to
operate with Tor can not be given for applications.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torsocks.git
Tag: role::program, security::privacy
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/torsocks/torsocks_2.4.0-1_amd64.deb