How To Install gdb-peda on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-peda on Kali Linux. gdb-peda is Python Exploit Development Assistance for GDB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-peda on Kali Linux.

What is gdb-peda

gdb-peda is:

This package contains a Python GDB script with many handy commands to help speed up exploit development process on Linux/Unix. It is also a framework for writing custom interactive Python GDB commands.

There are three methods to install gdb-peda 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 gdb-peda Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdb-peda

Install gdb-peda Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdb-peda

Install gdb-peda 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 gdb-peda using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdb-peda

How To Uninstall gdb-peda on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gdb-peda package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdb-peda

Uninstall gdb-peda And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-peda

Remove gdb-peda Configurations and Data

To remove gdb-peda configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdb-peda

Remove gdb-peda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb-peda

Dependencies

gdb-peda have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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