How To Install samdump2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samdump2 on Kali Linux.

What is samdump2

samdump2 is:

This tool is designed to dump Windows 2k/NT/XP password hashes from a SAM file, using the syskey bootkey from the system hive.

This package also provides the functionality of bkhive, which recovers the syskey bootkey from a Windows NT/2K/XP system hive.

Syskey is a Windows feature that adds an additional encryption layer to the password hashes stored in the SAM database.

There are three methods to install samdump2 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 samdump2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install samdump2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install samdump2

Install samdump2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install samdump2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install samdump2

Install samdump2 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 samdump2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install samdump2

How To Uninstall samdump2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the samdump2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove samdump2

Uninstall samdump2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall samdump2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove samdump2

Remove samdump2 Configurations and Data

To remove samdump2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge samdump2

Remove samdump2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove samdump2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samdump2

Dependencies

samdump2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1

References

• samdump2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samdump2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.