How To Install procdump on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install procdump on Kali Linux. procdump is Utility to create core dumps based on performance triggers

Introduction

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

What is procdump

procdump is:

ProcDump provides a convenient way for Linux developers to create core dumps of their application based on performance triggers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install procdump

Install procdump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install procdump

Install procdump 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 procdump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install procdump

How To Uninstall procdump on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove procdump

Uninstall procdump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove procdump

Remove procdump Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge procdump

Remove procdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge procdump

Dependencies

procdump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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