How To Install dlt-daemon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dlt-daemon on Kali Linux. dlt-daemon is Diagnostic Log and Trace logging daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dlt-daemon on Kali Linux.

What is dlt-daemon

dlt-daemon is:

This component provides a log and trace interface, based on the standardised protocol specified in the AUTOSAR standard 4.0 DLT. This software can be used by GENIVI components and other applications as logging facility.

The DLT daemon is the central component in GENIVI, which gathers all logs and traces from the DLT user applications. The logs and traces can optionally be directly written to a file in the ECU. The DLT daemon forwards all logs and traces to a connected DLT client. The DLT client can send control messages to the daemon, e.g. to set individual log levels of applications and contexts or get the list of applications and contexts registered in the DLT daemon.

There are three methods to install dlt-daemon 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 dlt-daemon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dlt-daemon

Install dlt-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dlt-daemon

Install dlt-daemon 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 dlt-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dlt-daemon

How To Uninstall dlt-daemon on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dlt-daemon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dlt-daemon

Uninstall dlt-daemon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlt-daemon

Remove dlt-daemon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dlt-daemon

Remove dlt-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlt-daemon

Dependencies

dlt-daemon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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