How To Install liblttng-ust-agent-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-agent-java on Kali Linux. liblttng-ust-agent-java is LTTng 2.0 Userspace Tracer (Java agent library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-agent-java on Kali Linux.

What is liblttng-ust-agent-java

liblttng-ust-agent-java is:

The userspace tracer is designed to provide detailed information about userspace activity. Like the kernel tracer, performance is the main goal. Tracing does not require system calls or traps. UST instrumentation points may be added in any userspace code including signal handlers and libraries.

This package ships the Java agent with JUL and log4j support, as a .jar that can be imported directly in Java applications.

There are three methods to install liblttng-ust-agent-java 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 liblttng-ust-agent-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-agent-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java

Install liblttng-ust-agent-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-agent-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java

Install liblttng-ust-agent-java 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 liblttng-ust-agent-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java

How To Uninstall liblttng-ust-agent-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the liblttng-ust-agent-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblttng-ust-agent-java

Uninstall liblttng-ust-agent-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblttng-ust-agent-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblttng-ust-agent-java

Remove liblttng-ust-agent-java Configurations and Data

To remove liblttng-ust-agent-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblttng-ust-agent-java

Remove liblttng-ust-agent-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblttng-ust-agent-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblttng-ust-agent-java

Dependencies

liblttng-ust-agent-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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