How To Install ree on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ree on Kali Linux. ree is extract ROM extensions

Introduction

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

What is ree

ree is:

ROM extension extractor (ree) is a tool which extracts ROM extensions from the firmware of a PC computer. This package also comes with fontdump, a program to extract the fonts from your video BIOS.

ree will scan the system memory, address c0000 - f0000 in 512 byte steps for identification of ROM extensions (55,aa). If found, it will calculate its size (byte after id, multiplied by 512byte steps) and save the output to a .rom file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ree

Install ree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ree

Install ree 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 ree using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ree

How To Uninstall ree on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ree

Uninstall ree And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ree

Remove ree Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ree

Remove ree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ree

Dependencies

ree have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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