How To Install ghidra on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghidra on Kali Linux.
What is ghidra
ghidra is:
This package contains a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. This framework includes a suite of full-featured, high-end software analysis tools that enable users to analyze compiled code on a variety of platforms including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Capabilities include disassembly, assembly, decompilation, graphing, and scripting, along with hundreds of other features. Ghidra supports a wide variety of processor instruction sets and executable formats and can be run in both user-interactive and automated modes. Users may also develop their own Ghidra extension components and/or scripts using Java or Python.
In support of NSA’s Cybersecurity mission, Ghidra was built to solve scaling and teaming problems on complex SRE efforts, and to provide a customizable and extensible SRE research platform. NSA has applied Ghidra SRE capabilities to a variety of problems that involve analyzing malicious code and generating deep insights for SRE analysts who seek a better understanding of potential vulnerabilities in networks and systems.
There are three methods to install ghidra 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 ghidra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghidra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghidraInstall ghidra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghidra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghidraInstall ghidra 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghidra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghidraHow To Uninstall ghidra on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ghidra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghidraUninstall ghidra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghidra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghidraRemove ghidra Configurations and Data
To remove ghidra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghidraRemove ghidra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghidra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghidraDependencies
ghidra have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghidra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
