How To Install libaff4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaff4-dev on Debian 9. libaff4-dev is AFF4 - The Advanced Forensics File Format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaff4-dev on Debian 9.

What is libaff4-dev

libaff4-dev 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 development headers and static library.

There are three methods to install libaff4-dev 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 libaff4-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaff4-dev

Install libaff4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaff4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaff4-dev

Install libaff4-dev 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 libaff4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaff4-dev

How To Uninstall libaff4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libaff4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaff4-dev

Uninstall libaff4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaff4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaff4-dev

Remove libaff4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libaff4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaff4-dev

Remove libaff4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaff4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaff4-dev

Dependencies

libaff4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaff4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.