How to Install and Uninstall usbutils Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "usbutils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install usbutils on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall usbutils on Kali Linux:


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

Package: usbutils
Version: 1:017-3
Installed-Size: 325
Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libudev1 (>= 196), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.22)
Suggests: usbutils-py
Breaks: hwdata (<< 0.334-1~), isenkram (<< 0.45~), kinfocenter (<< 4:5.14.5-2~), libosinfo-1.0-0 (<< 1.8.0-1~), usbip (<< 2.0+5.10.4-1~)
Size: 75272
SHA256: 3d80bd2141a4dde8d5c2494ef60e9b01b7f230f2e7a91968ad2abc0ea3517a5d
SHA1: ffc95bb8a3d65caa9b3767a2db97e91c7fa2a8be
MD5sum: 3848e6b141e88a8bb1aa58670b9b6e28
Description: Linux USB utilities
This package contains the lsusb utility for inspecting the devices
connected to the USB bus. It shows a graphical representation of the
devices that are currently plugged in, showing the topology of the
USB bus. It also displays information on each individual device on
the bus.
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lsusb, usb-devices, usbhid-dump, usbreset
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/gregkh/usbutils
Tag: hardware::usb, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::monitor, use::viewing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/u/usbutils/usbutils_017-3_amd64.deb