How To Install scalpel on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalpel on Fedora 34.
What is scalpel
Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files. Scalpel is independent on used file-system and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions. It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery. scalpel 2.1 0.rc1.2.47815c2.fc34.12 x86_64 110 k scalpel-2.1-0.rc1.2.47815c2.fc34.12.src.rpm fedora Fast file carver working on disk images https GPLv2+ Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files. Scalpel is independent on used file-system and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions. It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery.
We can use yum or dnf to install scalpel on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install scalpel.
Install scalpel on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install scalpel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install scalpel
Install scalpel on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install scalpel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install scalpel
How To Uninstall scalpel on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the scalpel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove scalpel
scalpel Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/scalpel.conf
/usr/bin/libscalpel_test
/usr/bin/scalpel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c/eff4f445d52195f115d18bce293306cf66a5be
/usr/lib/.build-id/88
/usr/lib/.build-id/88/0963c6d6c19c918e26fdba6dbc1e48aa9d9710
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3/ed7738f49086b3b513a782c443a788864ae9f1
/usr/lib/libscalpel_jni.so
/usr/lib/libscalpel_jni.so.0
/usr/lib/libscalpel_jni.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/scalpel
/usr/share/doc/scalpel/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/scalpel/README
/usr/share/licenses/scalpel
/usr/share/licenses/scalpel/LICENSE-2.0.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/scalpel.1.gz
/etc/scalpel.conf
/usr/bin/libscalpel_test
/usr/bin/scalpel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/51
/usr/lib/.build-id/51/6a9fc624f6d6717f3fbabf0b77f982ead83a6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/5a07c65438da6a071abef08c4820d8580e2ced
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/b467edf9745032d409f6d3be688e61ba504646
/usr/lib64/libscalpel_jni.so
/usr/lib64/libscalpel_jni.so.0
/usr/lib64/libscalpel_jni.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/scalpel
/usr/share/doc/scalpel/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/scalpel/README
/usr/share/licenses/scalpel
/usr/share/licenses/scalpel/LICENSE-2.0.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/scalpel.1.gz
References
- [scalpel website](https://github.com/sleuthkit/scalpel https://github.com/sleuthkit/scalpel)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalpel on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.