How To Install fatcat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatcat on Kali Linux. fatcat is FAT filesystem explore, extract, repair, and forensic tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatcat on Kali Linux.

What is fatcat

fatcat is:

fatcat is a tool to explore, extract, repair and forensic FAT filesystem. Its features: - Get information about FAT filesystem; - Explore FAT file system; - Read file or extract directories; - Retrieve file & directories that are deleted; - Backup & restore the FAT tables; - Hack the FAT table by writing on it; - Hack the entries by changing clusters and file sizes; - Perform a search for orphaned files & directories; - Compare and merge the FAT tables; - Repair unallocated directories & files; - Supports FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32.

There are three methods to install fatcat 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 fatcat Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fatcat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fatcat

Install fatcat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fatcat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fatcat

Install fatcat 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 fatcat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fatcat

How To Uninstall fatcat on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fatcat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fatcat

Uninstall fatcat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fatcat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fatcat

Remove fatcat Configurations and Data

To remove fatcat configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fatcat

Remove fatcat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fatcat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fatcat

Dependencies

fatcat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatcat package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.