How To Install kernelshark on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernelshark on Kali Linux. kernelshark is Utilities for graphically analyzing function tracing in the kernel.

Introduction

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

What is kernelshark

kernelshark is:

Data for analysis may be generated by the trace-cmd utility.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kernelshark

Install kernelshark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kernelshark

Install kernelshark 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 kernelshark using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kernelshark

How To Uninstall kernelshark on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kernelshark

Uninstall kernelshark And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kernelshark

Remove kernelshark Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kernelshark

Remove kernelshark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kernelshark

Dependencies

kernelshark have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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