How To Install rtirq-init on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtirq-init on Kali Linux.

What is rtirq-init

rtirq-init is:

This package contains a script to prioritize IRQ thread handlers on a kernel patched with realtime-preempt patch from Ingo Molnar. The script takes advantage of the fact that realtime kernels use threads for IRQs management, and as such these threads (like any other thread running on your system) can be given maximum priority in an effort to minimize the latency of audio peripherals.

The script identifies the audio devices present on the machine and raises the priority of the threads that handle the IRQs of such devices.

There are three methods to install rtirq-init 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 rtirq-init Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rtirq-init

Install rtirq-init Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rtirq-init

Install rtirq-init 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 rtirq-init using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rtirq-init

How To Uninstall rtirq-init on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rtirq-init package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rtirq-init

Uninstall rtirq-init And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtirq-init

Remove rtirq-init Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rtirq-init

Remove rtirq-init configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtirq-init

Dependencies

rtirq-init have the following dependencies:

References

• rtirq-init website

Summary

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