How To Install pps-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pps-tools

pps-tools is:

This package includes the necessary headers for using LinuxPPS PPSAPI kernel interface in user-space applications and several support tools:

• ppstest: PPSAPI interface tester
• ppsldisc: setup correct RS232 line discipline
• ppswatch: continuously print PPS timestamps
• ppsctl: PPS device manager
• ppsfind: find pps device by name

There are three methods to install pps-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 pps-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 pps-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pps-tools

Install pps-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pps-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install pps-tools

How To Uninstall pps-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pps-tools

Uninstall pps-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pps-tools

Remove pps-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pps-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

pps-tools have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pps-tools website

Summary

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