How To Install sosreport on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sosreport

sosreport is:

Sos is a set of tools that gathers information about system hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sos is commonly used to help support technicians and developers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sosreport

Install sosreport Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sosreport

Install sosreport 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 sosreport using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sosreport

How To Uninstall sosreport on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sosreport

Uninstall sosreport And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sosreport

Remove sosreport Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sosreport

Remove sosreport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sosreport

Dependencies

sosreport have the following dependencies:

• python3-pexpect
• python3

References

• sosreport website

Summary

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