How To Install staprun on Kali Linux
In this guide, we’ll discuss How To Install staprun on Kali Linux.
Also, we will demonstrate how to uninstall and update
staprun
.
One-liner install command
For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install systemtap-runtime
But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.
What is staprun
and what are
the ways to install it?
Short description: instrumentation system for Linux (runtime component)
Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.
Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.
There are several ways to install staprun on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):
In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.
Install staprun using apt-get
First, update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt-get
database,
You can install staprun using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install systemtap-runtime
Install staprun using apt
Because staprun is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.
To begin, update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt
database,
You can install staprun using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install systemtap-runtime
Install staprun 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating aptitude
database,
You can install staprun by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemtap-runtime
How to upgrade (update) a single package staprun using apt-get?
First, you will need to update packages index. Run update
command as
usual:
sudo apt-get update
Next, to upgrade only the staprun, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:
sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install systemtap-runtime
Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the
package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade
part.
It's Good to Know:
sudo apt-get install systemtap-runtime
This will upgrade the package even if is already installed.
How To Uninstall staprun from Kali Linux
To uninstall only the staprun
package you can execute
the
following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemtap-runtime
Uninstall staprun and all its dependencies
To uninstall staprun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemtap-runtime
Remove staprun with all configurations and data
To remove staprun configuration and data
from your system you can run the following purge
command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemtap-runtime
Remove staprun completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)
And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to staprun package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemtap-runtime
Extra info and code examples
This package contains staprun program that can be used to run compiled SystemTap probes. SystemTap provides infrastructure to simplify the gathering of information about the running Linux system. To be able to write new SystemTap probes, install systemtap package.
- Maintainer: Ritesh Raj Sarraf
- Sources url: http://sourceware.org/systemtap/
- Section/Category: devel
Conclusion
You now have a full guide on how to install staprun
using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools.
Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall
the staprun from Kali Linux.