How To Install libtrace-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrace-tools on Kali Linux.
What is libtrace-tools
libtrace-tools is:
libtrace is a library for trace processing. These tools perform many common tasks that are required when analysing and manipulating network traces.
Multiple input methods and formats are supported including device capture, raw and gz-compressed traces, and sockets.
libtrace is developed by the WAND Network Research Group at Waikato University in New Zealand.
There are three methods to install libtrace-tools 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 libtrace-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtrace-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtrace-toolsInstall libtrace-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtrace-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtrace-toolsInstall libtrace-tools 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 libtrace-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtrace-toolsHow To Uninstall libtrace-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libtrace-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtrace-toolsUninstall libtrace-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtrace-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtrace-toolsRemove libtrace-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libtrace-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtrace-toolsRemove libtrace-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtrace-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtrace-toolsDependencies
libtrace-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrace-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
