
However, bear in mind its license only allows non-commercial use of the software. You can install one or several Java packages on your machine. You can also decide which version you want on your system by installing a specific version number. The current default, Long-Term-Support (LTS) version is Java 11.

The output displays the downloaded and installed JDK, as in the image below: Then, install the Java Development Kit with the following command: sudo yum install java-11-openjdk-devel Update the package repository to ensure you download the latest software: sudo yum updateĢ.

‘ Sudo xcode-select - install’ will get what’s necessary. We need to ensure we have the correct tools in Terminal to start the process. We’ll kick off this process by installing Xcode command line tools on your Mac. I’m starting with a brand new install of macOS so I have nothing on this machine. Install of required tools and dependencies This guide is largely based on the links below, but I wanted to provide a more visual instruction to installing Autopsy on macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 from start to finish. With the introduction of macOS Big Sur, some of these instructions are no longer valid and needed updates. The guides in the links below really help, but they were created to work on macOS Catalina.

However, some of us have Apple products at home and installation is a bit more cumbersome. Installing Autopsy for Windows is as easy as double-clicking an exe. It’s pretty amazing for what it does at its price point (free!). But sometimes we have to use the resources we have at our disposal when we’re away from the lab and don’t have the computer forensic towers or dongles needed to run software.Īutopsy is an open-source forensic software that’s built on the Sleuthkit. Forensic examiners and investigators are used to having resources at our place of employment to work cases.
