How To Install bpftool-dbgsym on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpftool-dbgsym on Kali Linux. bpftool-dbgsym is debug symbols for bpftool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpftool-dbgsym on Kali Linux.

What is bpftool-dbgsym

bpftool-dbgsym is:

There are three methods to install bpftool-dbgsym 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 bpftool-dbgsym Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bpftool-dbgsym

Install bpftool-dbgsym Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bpftool-dbgsym

Install bpftool-dbgsym 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 bpftool-dbgsym using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bpftool-dbgsym

How To Uninstall bpftool-dbgsym on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bpftool-dbgsym package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bpftool-dbgsym

Uninstall bpftool-dbgsym And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpftool-dbgsym

Remove bpftool-dbgsym Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bpftool-dbgsym

Remove bpftool-dbgsym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpftool-dbgsym

Dependencies

bpftool-dbgsym have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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