How To Install px on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is px

px is:

px parses command lines from Python, Ruby, Node, Perl, Java, bash, zh, sh command lines and show you what is actually running. px can filter processes by owner (“px root”), search for processes by command line (“px python”, like “pgrep”), and list processes in a helpful order.

ptop periodically displays a sorted list of system processes. Processes are sorted with the highest CPU users at the top. ptop is capable of decode Python, Ruby, Perl, Node, Java, bash, sh, zsh command lines and show you what is actually running. Shows an stable output by counting CPU time since ptop started. ptop provides a system load histogram rather for presenting the three uptime numbers and shows system load in relation to the number of logical and physical cores in the system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install px

Install px Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install px

Install px 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 px using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install px

How To Uninstall px on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove px

Uninstall px And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove px

Remove px Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge px

Remove px configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge px

Dependencies

px have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• px website

Summary

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