How To Install mutrace on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mutrace

mutrace is:

Two tools are included in this package:

mutrace - for profiling lock contention. matrace - for profiling memory allocations in realtime threads.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mutrace

Install mutrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mutrace

Install mutrace 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 mutrace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mutrace

How To Uninstall mutrace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mutrace

Uninstall mutrace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mutrace

Remove mutrace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mutrace

Remove mutrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mutrace

Dependencies

mutrace have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mutrace website

Summary

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