How To Install numad on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install numad on Kali Linux. numad is User-level daemon that monitors NUMA topology and usage

Introduction

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

What is numad

numad is:

Numad is a system daemon that monitors NUMA topology and usage. It will attempt to locate processes for optimum NUMA locality and affinity, dynamically adjusting to changing system conditions. Numad also provides guidance to assist management applications with initial manual binding of CPU and memory resources for their processes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install numad

Install numad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install numad

Install numad 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 numad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install numad

How To Uninstall numad on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove numad

Uninstall numad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove numad

Remove numad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge numad

Remove numad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge numad

Dependencies

numad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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