How To Install austin on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is austin

austin is:

Austin is a Python frame stack sampler for CPython written in pure C. It samples the stack traces of a Python application so that they can be visualised and analysed. As such, it serves the basis for building powerful profilers for Python.

The most interesting use of Austin is probably in conjunction with FlameGraph to profile Python applications while they are running, without the need of instrumentation. This means that Austin can be used on production code with little or even no impact on performance.

There are three methods to install austin 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 austin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install austin

Install austin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install austin

Install austin 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 austin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install austin

How To Uninstall austin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove austin

Uninstall austin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove austin

Remove austin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge austin

Remove austin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge austin

Dependencies

austin have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• austin website

Summary

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