How to Install and Uninstall vim-redact-pass Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "vim-redact-pass" package

This is a short guide on how to install vim-redact-pass on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vim-redact-pass
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vim-redact-pass" package

Learn how to uninstall vim-redact-pass on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vim-redact-pass
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vim-redact-pass package on Kali Linux

Package: vim-redact-pass
Source: password-store
Version: 1.7.4-6
Installed-Size: 29
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Architecture: all
Depends: vim (>= 2:8.1.0693-2~) | neovim (>= 0.2.2-1~)
Size: 4676
SHA256: 56a5da3f1c443eee21c121a3bb9a729b31a39f307e879d7415857549fca41f02
SHA1: 25853f586f54051515cf5f4bd8a864461d40622e
MD5sum: fb49ab71ad58ff41cc5c78f2f2e56c24
Description: stop pass(1) passwords ending up in Vim cache files
This Vim/Neovim plugin switches off the 'viminfo', 'backup', 'writebackup',
'swapfile', and 'undofile' options globally when editing a password in
pass(1). This is to prevent anyone being able to extract passwords from
your Vim cache files in the event of a compromise.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.passwordstore.org/
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/password-store/vim-redact-pass_1.7.4-6_all.deb