How to Install and Uninstall xsel Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "xsel" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xsel on Kali Linux:


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

Package: xsel
Version: 1.2.1-1
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6
Size: 19944
SHA256: 110d78faa29d4ec395894d5441795f706e1ef0b1ef8728a6c39b2600d207f783
SHA1: 915a76c0bea1cf4ce2a4bdf7f7fc955d8c73028f
MD5sum: 0462d8b95353a5de4c834e9fa065a274
Description: command-line tool to access X clipboard and selection buffers
XSel is a command-line program for getting and setting the contents of
the X selection. It can also append and have it follow a growing file
(similar to tail -f).
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing,
works-with::text, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xsel/xsel_1.2.1-1_amd64.deb