How to Install and Uninstall memdump Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "memdump" package

Learn how to install memdump on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: memdump
Version: 1.01-9
Installed-Size: 44
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: lime-forensics
Size: 14720
SHA256: 7f69ee05a6e3a158fc7f42c3fa56d80f76e8a5a41cdaae9b0e87da324afbb6c1
SHA1: f5dd7d7481bf2e0e4ec524eea7b6e3a62abe3fd2
MD5sum: d8a5dee166d9de083a9ff18bf76274e9
Description: utility to dump memory contents to standard output
Program which dumps system memory to the standard output stream, skipping over
holes in memory maps. By default, the program dumps the contents of physical
memory.
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This program will not work if CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is enabled in kernel. Since
2.6 version, several kernels are enabling this option by default.
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memdump is useful in security tests and forensics investigations.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.porcupine.org/forensics/tct.html
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/memdump/memdump_1.01-9_amd64.deb