How To Install bkhive on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bkhive on Ubuntu 18.04. bkhive is transitional dummy package for samdump2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bkhive on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bkhive

bkhive is:

This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to samdump2. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install bkhive on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bkhive Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bkhive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bkhive

Install bkhive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bkhive using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bkhive

Install bkhive Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bkhive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bkhive

How To Uninstall bkhive on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bkhive package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bkhive

Uninstall bkhive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bkhive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bkhive

Remove bkhive Configurations and Data

To remove bkhive configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bkhive

Remove bkhive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bkhive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bkhive

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bkhive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.