How To Install systemd-coredump on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-coredump on Kali Linux. systemd-coredump is tools for storing and retrieving coredumps

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-coredump on Kali Linux.

What is systemd-coredump

systemd-coredump is:

This package provides systemd tools for storing and retrieving coredumps:

  • systemd-coredump
  • coredumpctl

There are three methods to install systemd-coredump 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 systemd-coredump Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install systemd-coredump

Install systemd-coredump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install systemd-coredump

Install systemd-coredump 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 systemd-coredump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install systemd-coredump

How To Uninstall systemd-coredump on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the systemd-coredump package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove systemd-coredump

Uninstall systemd-coredump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-coredump

Remove systemd-coredump Configurations and Data

To remove systemd-coredump configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-coredump

Remove systemd-coredump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-coredump

Dependencies

systemd-coredump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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