How To Install libevt1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt1 on Kali Linux. libevt1 is Windows Event Log (EVT) format access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt1 on Kali Linux.

What is libevt1

libevt1 is:

libevt is a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libevt1 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 libevt1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libevt1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libevt1

Install libevt1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libevt1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libevt1

Install libevt1 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 libevt1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevt1

How To Uninstall libevt1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libevt1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevt1

Uninstall libevt1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevt1

Remove libevt1 Configurations and Data

To remove libevt1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevt1

Remove libevt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libevt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevt1

Dependencies

libevt1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevt1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.