How To Install sysprof on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sysprof on Kali Linux. sysprof is system-wide Linux profiler

Introduction

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

What is sysprof

sysprof is:

Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler that uses a ptrace in Linux kernel to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don’t even have to be restarted.

It has the following features:

  • profiles all running processes, not just a single application
  • has a simple graphical interface
  • shows the time spent in each branch of the call tree
  • profiles can be loaded and saved

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sysprof

Install sysprof Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sysprof

Install sysprof 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 sysprof using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sysprof

How To Uninstall sysprof on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sysprof

Uninstall sysprof And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysprof

Remove sysprof Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sysprof

Remove sysprof configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysprof

Dependencies

sysprof have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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