How To Install scrounge-ntfs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrounge-ntfs on Kali Linux.

What is scrounge-ntfs

scrounge-ntfs is:

Scrounge NTFS is a data recovery program for NTFS filesystems. It reads each block of the hard disk and try to rebuild the original filesystem tree into a directory.

This package is useful in forensics investigations.

There are three methods to install scrounge-ntfs 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 scrounge-ntfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scrounge-ntfs

Install scrounge-ntfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scrounge-ntfs

Install scrounge-ntfs 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 scrounge-ntfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scrounge-ntfs

How To Uninstall scrounge-ntfs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scrounge-ntfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scrounge-ntfs

Uninstall scrounge-ntfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrounge-ntfs

Remove scrounge-ntfs Configurations and Data

To remove scrounge-ntfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scrounge-ntfs

Remove scrounge-ntfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrounge-ntfs

Dependencies

scrounge-ntfs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• scrounge-ntfs website

Summary

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