How To Install kexec-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kexec-tools on Kali Linux. kexec-tools is tools to support fast kexec reboots

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kexec-tools on Kali Linux.

What is kexec-tools

kexec-tools is:

This package provides tools to load a kernel into memory and then “reboot” directly into that kernel using the kexec system call, bypassing the normal boot process.

There are three methods to install kexec-tools 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 kexec-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kexec-tools

Install kexec-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kexec-tools

Install kexec-tools 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 kexec-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kexec-tools

How To Uninstall kexec-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kexec-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kexec-tools

Uninstall kexec-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kexec-tools

Remove kexec-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kexec-tools

Remove kexec-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kexec-tools

Dependencies

kexec-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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