How To Install libbpfcc-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpfcc-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libbpfcc-dev
libbpfcc-dev is:
BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs
It makes use of extended BPF (Berkeley Package Filter) and provides tools for BPF based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring and more
This package provides the development headers for BPF Compiler Collection
There are three methods to install libbpfcc-dev 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 libbpfcc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbpfcc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbpfcc-devInstall libbpfcc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbpfcc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbpfcc-devInstall libbpfcc-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbpfcc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbpfcc-devHow To Uninstall libbpfcc-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbpfcc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbpfcc-devUninstall libbpfcc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbpfcc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpfcc-devRemove libbpfcc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbpfcc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbpfcc-devRemove libbpfcc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbpfcc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpfcc-devDependencies
libbpfcc-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpfcc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.