How To Install otf-trace on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf-trace on Kali Linux. otf-trace is Open Trace Format support library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf-trace on Kali Linux.

What is otf-trace

otf-trace is:

OTF is a standard trace format used by several high-performance tools, using an ASCII encoding, which supports multiple streams. The libotf provides support for reading/writing them.

This package contains programs to manipulate otf files.

There are three methods to install otf-trace 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 otf-trace Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install otf-trace

Install otf-trace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install otf-trace

Install otf-trace 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 otf-trace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install otf-trace

How To Uninstall otf-trace on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the otf-trace package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove otf-trace

Uninstall otf-trace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove otf-trace

Remove otf-trace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge otf-trace

Remove otf-trace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge otf-trace

Dependencies

otf-trace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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