Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the Volatility Framework is a set of open-source, cross-platform tools that works on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, written in Python used for extracting RAM samples. More information can be found on the project’s site.
In this article I will show you how to install Volatility 2.3.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7 and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via PPA, installing Volatility 2.3.1 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa, update the local repository index and install the volatility package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pi-rho/security
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install volatility