How To Install libbpfcc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbpfcc

libbpfcc 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 shared library for BPF Compiler Collection to control BPF programs from userspace.

There are three methods to install libbpfcc 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 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbpfcc

Install libbpfcc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbpfcc

Install libbpfcc 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 libbpfcc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpfcc

How To Uninstall libbpfcc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbpfcc

Uninstall libbpfcc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpfcc

Remove libbpfcc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpfcc

Remove libbpfcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpfcc

Dependencies

libbpfcc have the following dependencies:

• libbpf0

References

• libbpfcc website

Summary

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