How To Install mbuffer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mbuffer

mbuffer is:

The mbuffer tool is used to buffer data streams and show the I/O rate and summary to the user. It is especially useful for writing backups to fast tape drives or streaming them over the network. If used correctly, it can prevent buffer underruns and speed up the whole backup or transfer process.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mbuffer

Install mbuffer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mbuffer

Install mbuffer 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 mbuffer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mbuffer

How To Uninstall mbuffer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mbuffer

Uninstall mbuffer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbuffer

Remove mbuffer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mbuffer

Remove mbuffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbuffer

Dependencies

mbuffer have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcrypt20

References

• mbuffer website

Summary

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