How To Install python3-artifacts on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-artifacts on Kali Linux. python3-artifacts is knowledge base of forensic artifacts (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-artifacts on Kali Linux.

What is python3-artifacts

python3-artifacts is:

A free, community-sourced, machine-readable knowledge base of forensic artifacts that the world can use both as an information source and within other tools.

This package installs the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-artifacts 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 python3-artifacts Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-artifacts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-artifacts

Install python3-artifacts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-artifacts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-artifacts

Install python3-artifacts 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 python3-artifacts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-artifacts

How To Uninstall python3-artifacts on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-artifacts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-artifacts

Uninstall python3-artifacts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-artifacts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-artifacts

Remove python3-artifacts Configurations and Data

To remove python3-artifacts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-artifacts

Remove python3-artifacts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-artifacts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-artifacts

Dependencies

python3-artifacts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-artifacts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.