How To Install libcreg-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcreg-utils on Kali Linux. libcreg-utils is library to access Windows 9x/Me Registry files – Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcreg-utils on Kali Linux.

What is libcreg-utils

libcreg-utils is:

libcreg is a library to access the Windows 9x/Me Registry File (CREG) format.

This package contains tools to access data …

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

Install libcreg-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcreg-utils

Install libcreg-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcreg-utils

Install libcreg-utils Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcreg-utils

How To Uninstall libcreg-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcreg-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcreg-utils

Uninstall libcreg-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcreg-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcreg-utils

Remove libcreg-utils Configurations and Data

To remove libcreg-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcreg-utils

Remove libcreg-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcreg-utils

Dependencies

libcreg-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcreg-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.