How To Install testdisk-dbg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install testdisk-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is testdisk-dbg

testdisk-dbg is:

TestDisk checks the partition and boot sectors of your disks. It is very useful in forensics, recovering lost partitions.

PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost pictures from digital camera memory or even Hard Disks. It has been extended to search also for non audio/video headers.

This package includes the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install testdisk-dbg 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 testdisk-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install testdisk-dbg

Install testdisk-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install testdisk-dbg

Install testdisk-dbg 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 testdisk-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install testdisk-dbg

How To Uninstall testdisk-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the testdisk-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove testdisk-dbg

Uninstall testdisk-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove testdisk-dbg

Remove testdisk-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge testdisk-dbg

Remove testdisk-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge testdisk-dbg

Dependencies

testdisk-dbg have the following dependencies:

• testdisk

References

• testdisk-dbg website

Summary

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