How To Install libipt2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt2 on Kali Linux.

What is libipt2

libipt2 is:

Intel’s reference implementation for decoding Intel PT.

Go to https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-platform-analysis-library for sample code that uses the library.

There are three methods to install libipt2 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 libipt2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libipt2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libipt2

Install libipt2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libipt2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libipt2

Install libipt2 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 libipt2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libipt2

How To Uninstall libipt2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libipt2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libipt2

Uninstall libipt2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libipt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipt2

Remove libipt2 Configurations and Data

To remove libipt2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libipt2

Remove libipt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libipt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipt2

Dependencies

libipt2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libipt2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.