How To Install memtester on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is memtester

memtester is:

This is a userspace utility for testing the memory subsystem for faults. In comparison to memtest86 you do not need to reboot the computer to test for memory faults.

Memtester can also be told to test memory starting at a particular physical address.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install memtester

Install memtester Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install memtester

Install memtester 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 memtester using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install memtester

How To Uninstall memtester on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove memtester

Uninstall memtester And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove memtester

Remove memtester Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge memtester

Remove memtester configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge memtester

Dependencies

memtester have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• memtester website

Summary

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