How To Install pchar on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pchar

pchar is:

pchar is a reimplementation of the pathchar utility, written by Van Jacobson. Both programs attempt to characterize the bandwidth, latency, and loss of links along an end-to-end path through the Internet. pchar works in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pchar

Install pchar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pchar

Install pchar 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 pchar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pchar

How To Uninstall pchar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pchar

Uninstall pchar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pchar

Remove pchar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pchar

Remove pchar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pchar

Dependencies

pchar have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• pchar website

Summary

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