How To Install rt-tests on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt-tests on Kali Linux. rt-tests is Test programs for rt kernels

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt-tests on Kali Linux.

What is rt-tests

rt-tests is:

rt-tests contains a set of programs that test and measure various components of real-time kernel behavior, such as timer latency, signal latency and the functioning of priority-inheritance mutexes. Additionally it contains hackbench, a program to generate work for the scheduler.

There are three methods to install rt-tests 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 rt-tests Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rt-tests

Install rt-tests Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rt-tests

Install rt-tests 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 rt-tests using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rt-tests

How To Uninstall rt-tests on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rt-tests package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rt-tests

Uninstall rt-tests And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rt-tests

Remove rt-tests Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rt-tests

Remove rt-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rt-tests

Dependencies

rt-tests have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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