Welcome to bulk_extractor! To build bulk_extractor in Linux or OS X, 1. Make sure required packages have been installed. 2. Then run these commands: ./configure make make install For detailed instructions on installing packages and building bulk_extractor, read the wiki page here: https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor/wiki/Installing-bulk_extractor To download the Windows installer and/or other releases of bulk_extractor, visit the downloads page here: http://digitalcorpora.org/downloads/bulk_extractor For more information on bulk_extractor, visit: http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Bulk_extractor