How To Install nam-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nam-dbg on Kali Linux. nam-dbg is debug symboles of nam

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nam-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is nam-dbg

nam-dbg is:

NAM is a Tcl/TK based animation tool for viewing network simulation traces and real world packet traces. It supports topology layout, packet level animation, and various data inspection tools. NAM began at LBL. It has evolved substantially over the past few years. The NAM development effort was an ongoing collaboration with the VINT project. Currently, it is being developed at ISI as part of the SAMAN and Conser projects.

This package contains debug symboles of NAM.

There are three methods to install nam-dbg 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 nam-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nam-dbg

Install nam-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nam-dbg

Install nam-dbg 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 nam-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nam-dbg

How To Uninstall nam-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nam-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nam-dbg

Uninstall nam-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nam-dbg

Remove nam-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove nam-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nam-dbg

Remove nam-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nam-dbg

Dependencies

nam-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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