How To Install scanmem on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 scanmem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scanmem

How To Uninstall scanmem on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scanmem

Remove scanmem Configurations and Data

To remove scanmem configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libreadline8

References

• scanmem website

Summary

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