How To Install idlestat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is idlestat

idlestat is:

Idlestat uses kernel FTRACE function to monitor and capture C-state and P-state transitions of CPUs over a time interval. It calculates the total, average, min and max times spend in each C-state, P-state for each CPU and in each CPU cluster. It also reports the times specific IRQs caused the CPU to exit idle state, per CPU and per-IRQ.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install idlestat

Install idlestat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install idlestat

Install idlestat 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 idlestat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install idlestat

How To Uninstall idlestat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove idlestat

Uninstall idlestat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove idlestat

Remove idlestat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge idlestat

Remove idlestat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge idlestat

Dependencies

idlestat have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• idlestat website

Summary

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