How To Install libesedb-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb-utils on Kali Linux.
What is libesedb-utils
libesedb-utils 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 tools to access data stored in EDB files: esedbexport, esedbinfo.
There are three methods to install libesedb-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 libesedb-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libesedb-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libesedb-utilsInstall libesedb-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libesedb-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libesedb-utilsInstall libesedb-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libesedb-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libesedb-utilsHow To Uninstall libesedb-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libesedb-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libesedb-utilsUninstall libesedb-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libesedb-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libesedb-utilsRemove libesedb-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libesedb-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libesedb-utilsRemove libesedb-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libesedb-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libesedb-utilsDependencies
libesedb-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.