How To Install procenv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is procenv

procenv is:

This package contains a command-line tool that displays as much detail about itself and its environment as possible. It can be used as a test tool, to understand the type of environment a process runs in, and for comparing system environments.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install procenv

Install procenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install procenv

Install procenv 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 procenv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install procenv

How To Uninstall procenv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove procenv

Uninstall procenv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove procenv

Remove procenv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge procenv

Remove procenv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge procenv

Dependencies

procenv have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcap2

References

• procenv website

Summary

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