How To Install seccomp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install seccomp on Kali Linux. seccomp is helper tools for high level interface to Linux seccomp filter

Introduction

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

What is seccomp

seccomp is:

Provides helper tools for interacting with libseccomp. Currently, only a single tool exists, providing a way to easily enumerate syscalls across the supported architectures.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install seccomp

Install seccomp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install seccomp

Install seccomp 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 seccomp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install seccomp

How To Uninstall seccomp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove seccomp

Uninstall seccomp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove seccomp

Remove seccomp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge seccomp

Remove seccomp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seccomp

Dependencies

seccomp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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