Information about the package, tcpxtract, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tcpxtract package is designed for, Tool for extracting files from network traffic.
Package Name:
tcpxtract
Summary:
Tool for extracting files from network traffic
Description:
tcpxtract is a tool for extracting files from network traffic based on file signatures. tcpxtract features the following: * Supports 26 popular file formats out-of-the-box. New formats can be added by simply editing its config file. * With a quick conversion, you can use your old Foremost config file with tcpxtract. * Custom written search algorithm is lightning fast and very scalable. * Search algorithm searches across packet boundries for total coverage and forensic quality. * Uses libpcap, a popular, portable and stable library for network data capture * Can be used against a live network or a tcpdump formatted capture file.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.1
Release:
10.el6.2
Size:
25 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the tcpxtract package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tcpxtract
This command will install tcpxtract on the server.
yum remove tcpxtract
This command will un-install tcpxtract on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcpxtract, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tcpxtract
This command will un-install tcpxtract on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tcpxtract when using the -y flag.
yum update tcpxtract
This command will update tcpxtract to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcpxtract, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tcpxtract
This command will update tcpxtract to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tcpxtract when using the -y flag.
yum info tcpxtract
This command will show you core information about the tcpxtract package.
yum deplist tcpxtract
This command will show you the dependencies for tcpxtract. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update tcpxtract
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tcpxtract. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.