How to Install and Uninstall whiptail Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "whiptail" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall whiptail on Kali Linux:


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

Package: whiptail
Source: newt
Version: 0.52.24-2
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Alastair McKinstry
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnewt0.52 (>= 0.52.24), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libslang2 (>= 2.2.4)
Size: 24120
SHA256: fe2fa8db0b9514b89b56ae1a8052d763d6ea31053d8bfe20d9775581a93e6a5a
SHA1: 4cc22f5023e47af7ace8d8593e0dc3308861f3f0
MD5sum: 52f95b8db55fdf32d512b39d97c8d76b
Description: Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts
Whiptail is a "dialog" replacement using newt instead of ncurses. It
provides a method of displaying several different types of dialog boxes
from shell scripts. This allows a developer of a script to interact with
the user in a much friendlier manner.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://pagure.io/newt
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::TODO, interface::text-mode, role::program,
scope::utility, use::viewing
Section: utils
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/n/newt/whiptail_0.52.24-2_amd64.deb