How To Install scalpel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is scalpel

scalpel is:

scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files.

scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, JFS, XFS, ReiserFS, raw partitions, etc.

scalpel is a complete rewrite of the Foremost 0.69 file carver and is useful for both digital forensics investigations and file recovery.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scalpel

Install scalpel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scalpel

Install scalpel 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 scalpel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scalpel

How To Uninstall scalpel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scalpel

Uninstall scalpel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scalpel

Remove scalpel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scalpel

Remove scalpel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scalpel

Dependencies

scalpel have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• scalpel website

Summary

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