Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install procinfo on Kali Linux.
What is procinfo
procinfo is:
This package provides three small programs that gather system information
from diverse files under /proc and /sys and print it to the screen:
- lsdev – information from /proc about installed hardware;
- procinfo – system monitoring statistics from /proc and /sys;
- socklist – a summary of open network sockets from /proc/net.
There are three methods to install procinfo on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install procinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install procinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install procinfoInstall procinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install procinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install procinfoInstall procinfo Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux 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 apt database, We can install procinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install procinfo
How To Uninstall procinfo on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the procinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove procinfo
Uninstall procinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall procinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove procinfo
Remove procinfo Configurations and Data
To remove procinfo configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge procinfo
Remove procinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove procinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge procinfo
Dependencies
procinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install procinfo package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
