How To Install kmon on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmon on Ubuntu 22.04. kmon is Interactive kernel monitor that combines dmesg and kmod

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmon on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is kmon

kmon is:

kmon is an interactive kernel monitor for the terminal. It can insepct and load kernel modules, and it can monitor kernel activity. It basically combines dmesg and kmod into one application. Note that is probably needs to run as root.

There are three methods to install kmon on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kmon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kmon

Install kmon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kmon

Install kmon Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install kmon

How To Uninstall kmon on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove kmon

Uninstall kmon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kmon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmon

Remove kmon Configurations and Data

To remove kmon configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kmon

Remove kmon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmon package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.