How to Install and Uninstall zip Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "zip" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install zip on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall zip on Kali Linux:


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

Package: zip
Version: 3.0-13
Installed-Size: 616
Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: unzip
Size: 229532
SHA256: 8877a360e455c7b9b6d448503eeaacc6b9a1325b548f3fb7eef69a87ab558b96
SHA1: 2f6ce1aa3f79be38800df69cb3bc83c5562e99b0
MD5sum: f689ffe4e4d23c1319843b6e62a1a066
Description: Archiver for .zip files
This is InfoZIP's zip program. It produces files that are fully
compatible with the popular PKZIP program; however, the command line
options are not identical. In other words, the end result is the same,
but the methods differ. :-)
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This version supports encryption.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://infozip.sourceforge.net/Zip.html
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing, use::storing, works-with-format::zip,
works-with::archive
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/z/zip/zip_3.0-13_amd64.deb