How To Install libevt-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dev on Debian 10.
What is libevt-dev
libevt-dev is:
libevt is a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libevt-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libevt-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 libevt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevt-dev
Install libevt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevt-dev
Install libevt-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 libevt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevt-dev
How To Uninstall libevt-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libevt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevt-dev
Uninstall libevt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevt-dev
Remove libevt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevt-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevt-dev
Remove libevt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevt-dev
Dependencies
libevt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.