How To Install libevt-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dev on Kali Linux. libevt-dev is Windows Event Log (EVT) format access library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt-dev on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libevt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevt-dev

How To Uninstall libevt-dev on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.