How To Install scanmem on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scanmem on Debian 11.
What is scanmem
scanmem is:
Scanmem is a simple interactive debugging utility for Linux, used to locate the address of a variable in a running process. This can be used for the analysis or modification of a hostile process on a compromised machine, for reverse engineering, or as a “pokefinder” to cheat at video games.
There are three methods to install scanmem on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scanmem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scanmem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scanmem
Install scanmem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scanmem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scanmem
Install scanmem Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install scanmem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scanmem
How To Uninstall scanmem on Debian 11
To uninstall only the scanmem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scanmem
Uninstall scanmem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scanmem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scanmem
Remove scanmem Configurations and Data
To remove scanmem configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scanmem
Remove scanmem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scanmem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scanmem
Dependencies
scanmem have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scanmem package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
