How To Install makedumpfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is makedumpfile

makedumpfile is:

This program is used to extract a subset of the memory available either via /dev/mem or /proc/vmcore (for crashdumps). It is used to get memory images without extra unneeded information (zero pages, userspace programs, etc).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install makedumpfile

Install makedumpfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install makedumpfile

Install makedumpfile 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 makedumpfile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install makedumpfile

How To Uninstall makedumpfile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove makedumpfile

Uninstall makedumpfile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove makedumpfile

Remove makedumpfile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge makedumpfile

Remove makedumpfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makedumpfile

Dependencies

makedumpfile have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• makedumpfile website

Summary

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