How To Install liblttng-ust-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-dev on Kali Linux.
What is liblttng-ust-dev
liblttng-ust-dev 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 contains the UST library development files necessary to compile and link applications against liblttng-ust.
There are three methods to install liblttng-ust-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 liblttng-ust-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblttng-ust-devInstall liblttng-ust-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblttng-ust-devInstall liblttng-ust-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 liblttng-ust-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblttng-ust-devHow To Uninstall liblttng-ust-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the liblttng-ust-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblttng-ust-devUninstall liblttng-ust-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblttng-ust-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblttng-ust-devRemove liblttng-ust-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblttng-ust-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblttng-ust-devRemove liblttng-ust-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblttng-ust-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblttng-ust-devDependencies
liblttng-ust-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
