How to Install and Uninstall memtester Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "memtester" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install memtester on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                memtester
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "memtester" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall memtester on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                memtester
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the memtester package on Kali Linux

Package: memtester
Version: 4.6.0-1
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 18896
SHA256: b2c38d06940a9cb12ea0e3204b48341cbc52b0ac16421dcccfb2592cf0c593d5
SHA1: fd5c2a1035f8b087e9934c290c1566ffb7e806ff
MD5sum: 43e013eb2af6e06fcdd304baed60e75f
Description: Utility for testing the memory subsystem
This is a userspace utility for testing the memory subsystem for faults.
In comparison to memtest86 you do not need to reboot the computer to test
for memory faults.
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Memtester can also be told to test memory starting at a particular
physical address.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://pyropus.ca/software/memtester/
Tag: admin::benchmarking, hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::checking
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/memtester/memtester_4.6.0-1_amd64.deb