How To Install libesedb-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb-utils on Kali Linux. libesedb-utils is Extensible Storage Engine DB access library – Utilities

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libesedb-utils

Install libesedb-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libesedb-utils

Install 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libesedb-utils

How 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-utils

Uninstall 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-utils

Remove 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-utils

Remove 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-utils

Dependencies

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.