How To Install hotspot on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hotspot on Kali Linux.
What is hotspot
hotspot is:
hotspot project is a KDAB R&D effort to create a standalone GUI tool for performance data. This tool now only support perf output data. But is intended to support various other performance data formats in the future.
There are three methods to install hotspot 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 hotspot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hotspot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hotspotInstall hotspot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hotspot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hotspotInstall hotspot 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 hotspot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hotspotHow To Uninstall hotspot on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the hotspot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hotspotUninstall hotspot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hotspot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hotspotRemove hotspot Configurations and Data
To remove hotspot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hotspotRemove hotspot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hotspot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hotspotDependencies
hotspot have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libdw1
- libelf1
- libgcc-s1
- libkf5completion5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5solid5
- libkf5threadweaver5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5windowsystem5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5svg5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
- linux-perf
- policykit-1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hotspot package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
