How To Install bpfcc-introspection on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bpfcc-introspection on Kali Linux.
What is bpfcc-introspection
bpfcc-introspection is:
BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs
It makes use of extended BPF (Berkeley Package Filter) and provides tools for BPF based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring and more
This package provides tools to introspect BPF programs. Currently following programs are provided as part of this package.
- bps: Lists all BPF programs loaded into the kernel.
psfor BPF programs
There are three methods to install bpfcc-introspection 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 bpfcc-introspection Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bpfcc-introspection using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bpfcc-introspectionInstall bpfcc-introspection Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bpfcc-introspection using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bpfcc-introspectionInstall bpfcc-introspection 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bpfcc-introspection using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bpfcc-introspectionHow To Uninstall bpfcc-introspection on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bpfcc-introspection package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bpfcc-introspectionUninstall bpfcc-introspection And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bpfcc-introspection and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpfcc-introspectionRemove bpfcc-introspection Configurations and Data
To remove bpfcc-introspection configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bpfcc-introspectionRemove bpfcc-introspection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bpfcc-introspection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpfcc-introspectionDependencies
bpfcc-introspection have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bpfcc-introspection package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
