Step by Step procedure of Volatility Installation in Kali Linux (2024.3)

README.md

Volatility Installation in Kali Linux (2024.3)

Note: It covers the installation of Volatility 2, not Volatility 3.

1. Preparing Python 2

1.1 Installing pip2

wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py 
python2 get-pip.py

Note

ref. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26266437/how-to-use-python2-7-pip-instead-of-default-pip

1.2 Upgrading setuptools to resolve an issue with package installation

python2 -m pip install --upgrade setuptools

Note

ref. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11425106/python-pip-install-fails-invalid-command-egg-info

2. Installing Volatility

2.1 Install System Dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y python2-dev libpcre3-dev

2.2 Install Required Packages

python2 -m pip install distorm3 yara-python pycrypto pillow openpyxl ujson

2.3 Clone the Volatility Repository

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility.git

3. Verifying Installation

3.1 Run the --info Command

cd volatility
python2 vol.py --info