How to Install and Uninstall makedumpfile Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "makedumpfile" package

This is a short guide on how to install makedumpfile on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                makedumpfile
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "makedumpfile" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall makedumpfile on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                makedumpfile
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the makedumpfile package on Kali Linux

Package: makedumpfile
Version: 1:1.7.4-1
Installed-Size: 450
Maintainer: Debian Kdump
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: kdump-tools (<< 1.3.4-1~)
Depends: perl:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdw1 (>= 0.143), libelf1 (>= 0.142), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: crash, kexec-tools
Size: 172864
SHA256: fb51834bf300f22465041bd88419d34ad4ee28af115e60155a1a094e12b253f9
SHA1: ad2dbb3325c613fb632050877abc6855b72a3571
MD5sum: ba27c84eedd6a9254ebcfe3d1675ee03
Description: VMcore extraction tool
This program is used to extract a subset of the memory available either
via /dev/mem or /proc/vmcore (for crashdumps). It is used to get memory
images without extra unneeded information (zero pages, userspace programs,
etc).
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/makedumpfile/makedumpfile
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program, scope::utility
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/makedumpfile/makedumpfile_1.7.4-1_amd64.deb