How To Install netconsole on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install netconsole on Kali Linux. netconsole is Dynamically configure Linux netconsole

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netconsole on Kali Linux.

What is netconsole

netconsole is:

Netconsole is a Linux kernel module that sends all kernel log messages over the network to another computer. It was designed to be as instantaneous as possible, to enable the logging of even the most critical kernel bugs. It works from IRQ contexts as well, and does not enable interrupts while sending packets. Due to these unique needs, only IP networks, UDP packets and Ethernet devices are supported.

This package contains a netconsole service that dynamically configures netconsole by configuring one or more hosts by their names or IP addresses.

Documentation is available in the Linux kernel tree under https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt

There are three methods to install netconsole on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netconsole Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install netconsole using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install netconsole

Install netconsole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netconsole using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netconsole

Install netconsole Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install netconsole using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netconsole

How To Uninstall netconsole on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the netconsole package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netconsole

Uninstall netconsole And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netconsole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netconsole

Remove netconsole Configurations and Data

To remove netconsole configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netconsole

Remove netconsole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove netconsole configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netconsole

Dependencies

netconsole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netconsole package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.