How To Install ltrace on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ltrace

ltrace is:

ltrace is a debugging program which runs a specified command until it exits. While the command is executing, ltrace intercepts and records the dynamic library calls which are called by the executed process and the signals received by that process. It can also intercept and print the system calls executed by the program.

The program to be traced need not be recompiled for this, so you can use it on binaries for which you don’t have the source handy.

You should install ltrace if you need a sysadmin tool for tracking the execution of processes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ltrace

Install ltrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltrace

Install ltrace 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 ltrace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltrace

How To Uninstall ltrace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ltrace

Uninstall ltrace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltrace

Remove ltrace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ltrace

Remove ltrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltrace

Dependencies

ltrace have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libelf1
• libselinux1

References

• ltrace website

Summary

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