How To Install smemstat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is smemstat

smemstat is:

Smemstat reports the physical memory usage taking into consideration shared memory. The tool can either report a current snapshot of memory usage or periodically dump out any changes in memory.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smemstat

Install smemstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smemstat

Install smemstat 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 smemstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smemstat

How To Uninstall smemstat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove smemstat

Uninstall smemstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smemstat

Remove smemstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge smemstat

Remove smemstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smemstat

Dependencies

smemstat have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncursesw6
• libtinfo6

References

• smemstat website

Summary

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