bulk_extractor on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "bulk_extractor" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install bulk_extractor on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S bulk_extractor

* (Optional) Uninstall bulk_extractor on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns bulk_extractor

2. Manually Install "bulk_extractor" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone bulk_extractor's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bulk_extractor.git ~/bulk_extractor

c. Go to ~/bulk_extractor folder and install it

$ cd ~/bulk_extractor $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the bulk_extractor package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 250252
Name: bulk_extractor
PackageBaseID: 103677
PackageBase: bulk_extractor
Version: 1.5.5-1
Description: A computer forensics tool that scans a disk image, a file, or a directory of files and extracts useful information
URL: http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Bulk_extractor
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1558653822
Maintainer:
Submitter: dracorp
FirstSubmitted: 1448222905
LastModified: 1448222906
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bulk_extractor.tar.gz