How to Install and Uninstall scalpel Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "scalpel" package

This is a short guide on how to install scalpel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall scalpel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                scalpel
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scalpel package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: scalpel
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 109
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Forensics
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.60-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/s/scalpel/scalpel_1.60-3_amd64.deb
Size: 29266
MD5sum: eeceea9ec802efb78949dcd250dd1c63
SHA1: e9a665b6e23f7330d5f5e364a55b2064e43f224e
SHA256: 37734a5d3e583689d4a384d77487f43b040142eb13cac2d48d028722ca01d566
Description-en: fast filesystem-independent file recovery
scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer
definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw
device files.
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scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FAT16, FAT32,
exFAT, NTFS, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, JFS, XFS, ReiserFS, raw partitions, etc.
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scalpel is a complete rewrite of the Foremost 0.69 file carver and is
useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery.
Description-md5: 1537b13ee0c6618a6a9987e7c223f37a
Homepage: http://www.digitalforensicssolutions.com/Scalpel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu