How To Install libaff4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaff4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libaff4-0
libaff4-0 is:
The Advanced Forensics File format 4 was originally designed and published in “Extending the advanced forensic format to accommodate multiple data sources, logical evidence, arbitrary information and forensic workflow” M.I. Cohen, Simson Garfinkel and Bradley Schatz, digital investigation 6 (2009) S57–S68.
The format is an open source format used for the storage of digital evidence and data.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libaff4-0 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 libaff4-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libaff4-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaff4-0
Install libaff4-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaff4-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaff4-0
Install libaff4-0 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 libaff4-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaff4-0
How To Uninstall libaff4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libaff4-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaff4-0
Uninstall libaff4-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaff4-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaff4-0
Remove libaff4-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libaff4-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaff4-0
Remove libaff4-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaff4-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaff4-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaff4-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
