How To Install papi-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install papi-tools on Kali Linux.

What is papi-tools

papi-tools is:

Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) provides the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events.

In addition Component PAPI provides access to a collection of components that expose performance measurement opportunites across the hardware and software stack.

This package provides utilities provided by the PAPI software.

There are three methods to install papi-tools 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 papi-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install papi-tools

Install papi-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install papi-tools

Install papi-tools 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 papi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install papi-tools

How To Uninstall papi-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the papi-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove papi-tools

Uninstall papi-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove papi-tools

Remove papi-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge papi-tools

Remove papi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge papi-tools

Dependencies

papi-tools have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• papi-tools website

Summary

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