How To Install libvmmalloc1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 on Kali Linux.

What is libvmmalloc1

libvmmalloc1 is:

The libvmmalloc library transparently converts all the dynamic memory allocations into volatile persistent memory allocations. This allows the use of persistent memory as volatile memory without modifying the target application.

There are three methods to install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvmmalloc1

Install libvmmalloc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvmmalloc1

Install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvmmalloc1

How To Uninstall libvmmalloc1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvmmalloc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvmmalloc1

Uninstall libvmmalloc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvmmalloc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmmalloc1

Remove libvmmalloc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvmmalloc1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmmalloc1

Remove libvmmalloc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvmmalloc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmmalloc1

Dependencies

libvmmalloc1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libvmmalloc1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.