How To Install libevt-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dbg on Debian 9. libevt-dbg is Windows Event Log (EVT) format access library – debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libevt-dbg

libevt-dbg is:

libevt is a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.

This package contains debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libevt-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libevt-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevt-dbg

Install libevt-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevt-dbg

Install libevt-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libevt-dbg

How To Uninstall libevt-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libevt-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevt-dbg

Uninstall libevt-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevt-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevt-dbg

Remove libevt-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libevt-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevt-dbg

Remove libevt-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevt-dbg

Dependencies

libevt-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.