How To Install dmtracedump on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dmtracedump

dmtracedump is:

dmtracedump generates the call stack data as a tree diagram, where each node represents a method call. It shows call flow (from parent node to child nodes) using arrows.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dmtracedump

Install dmtracedump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dmtracedump

Install dmtracedump 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 dmtracedump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dmtracedump

How To Uninstall dmtracedump on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dmtracedump

Uninstall dmtracedump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dmtracedump

Remove dmtracedump Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dmtracedump

Remove dmtracedump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dmtracedump

Dependencies

dmtracedump have the following dependencies:

• graphviz
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• dmtracedump website

Summary

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