How To Install dwarf2json on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwarf2json on Kali Linux. dwarf2json is utility to generat volatility 3 Intermediate Symbol File (ISF) JSON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwarf2json on Kali Linux.

What is dwarf2json

dwarf2json is:

This package contains a Go utility that processes files containing symbol and type information to generate Volatilty3 Intermediate Symbol File (ISF) JSON output suitable for Linux and macOS analysis.

There are three methods to install dwarf2json 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 dwarf2json Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dwarf2json using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dwarf2json

Install dwarf2json Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dwarf2json using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dwarf2json

Install dwarf2json 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 dwarf2json using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dwarf2json

How To Uninstall dwarf2json on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dwarf2json package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dwarf2json

Uninstall dwarf2json And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dwarf2json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dwarf2json

Remove dwarf2json Configurations and Data

To remove dwarf2json configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dwarf2json

Remove dwarf2json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dwarf2json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dwarf2json

Dependencies

dwarf2json have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwarf2json package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.