How To Install paxtest on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is paxtest

paxtest is:

PaX is a Linux kernel patch which adds much stricter control on how memory is being used by applications. A normal Linux kernel leaves the control to the application and does not implement any enforcement. Especially buffer overflow attacks benefit from the absence of kernel enforced memory control. PaX tries to do its best to enforce this control of memory used by applications, thereby making it harder to successfully exploit buffer overflows.

Paxtest provides a regression test suite that covers most (but not all) of PaX functionality. It can also be used to test other memory protection patches.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install paxtest

Install paxtest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paxtest

Install paxtest 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 paxtest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paxtest

How To Uninstall paxtest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove paxtest

Uninstall paxtest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paxtest

Remove paxtest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge paxtest

Remove paxtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paxtest

Dependencies

paxtest have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• paxtest website

Summary

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