How To Install crashme on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crashme on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is crashme
crashme is:
crashme generates strings of random bytes and then attempts to execute them. It is used to test stability of the kernel.
WARNING While the Linux kernel has been known to survive days and weeks of crashme, IT IS NOT GUARANTEED THAT YOUR SYSTEM WILL SURVIVE! DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO CRASH YOUR COMPUTER.
There are three methods to install crashme 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 crashme Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install crashme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crashme
Install crashme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install crashme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crashme
Install crashme 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 crashme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crashme
How To Uninstall crashme on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the crashme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crashme
Uninstall crashme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crashme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crashme
Remove crashme Configurations and Data
To remove crashme configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crashme
Remove crashme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crashme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crashme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crashme package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
