How To Install python-libesedb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libesedb on Debian 9.
What is python-libesedb
python-libesedb is:
libesedb is a library to access the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format. The ESE database format is used in may different applications like Windows Search, Windows Mail, Exchange, Active Directory, etc..
This package contains Python bindings for libesedb.
There are three methods to install python-libesedb 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 python-libesedb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libesedb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libesedb
Install python-libesedb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libesedb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libesedb
Install python-libesedb 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 python-libesedb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libesedb
How To Uninstall python-libesedb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libesedb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libesedb
Uninstall python-libesedb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libesedb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libesedb
Remove python-libesedb Configurations and Data
To remove python-libesedb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libesedb
Remove python-libesedb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libesedb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libesedb
Dependencies
python-libesedb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libesedb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
