How to Install and Uninstall systemtap Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "systemtap" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall systemtap on Kali Linux:


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

Package: systemtap
Source: systemtap (5.0-2)
Version: 5.0-2+b1
Installed-Size: 4255
Maintainer: Emanuele Rocca
Architecture: amd64
Depends: systemtap-runtime (= 5.0-2+b1), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebuginfod1 (>= 0.180), libdw1 (>= 0.167), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 11), systemtap-common (= 5.0-2+b1), make, lsb-release, python3
Suggests: systemtap-doc, vim-addon-manager
Size: 1419472
SHA256: 7c767dbb3c9b41e35ca10e081077774f0d6d36101fbdd65f687aff431078258c
SHA1: ffe526a1fe8f2a62e4f8e9ec36fcfe0cc78ca8e7
MD5sum: e68940e892f469b7d65a3ec5a66a8dc2
Description: instrumentation system for Linux
SystemTap provides infrastructure to simplify the gathering of
information about the running Linux system.
This assists diagnosis of a performance or functional problem.
SystemTap eliminates the need for the developer to go through the
tedious and disruptive instrument, recompile, install, and reboot
sequence that may be otherwise required to collect data.
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SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and scripting
language for writing instrumentation for a live running system.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://sourceware.org/systemtap/
Tag: devel::debugger, implemented-in::c++, interface::commandline,
role::program, use::monitor
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_5.0-2+b1_amd64.deb