How To Install forkstat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is forkstat

forkstat is:

Forkstat monitors process fork(), exec() and exit() activity. It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down rogue processes that are spawning off processes and potentially abusing the system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install forkstat

Install forkstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install forkstat

Install forkstat 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 forkstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install forkstat

How To Uninstall forkstat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove forkstat

Uninstall forkstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove forkstat

Remove forkstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge forkstat

Remove forkstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge forkstat

Dependencies

forkstat have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• forkstat website

Summary

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