How To Install runlim on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is runlim

runlim is:

This package contains runlim, a tool for sampling time and memory usage of a program and its children using the proc file system of Linux. Time and space limits are also supported. It is very helpful for benchmarking and running competitions. It also supports limits on wall clock time and thus can control runs of multi-threaded programs on multi-core machines as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install runlim

Install runlim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install runlim

Install runlim 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 runlim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install runlim

How To Uninstall runlim on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove runlim

Uninstall runlim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove runlim

Remove runlim Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge runlim

Remove runlim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runlim

Dependencies

runlim have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• runlim website

Summary

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