How To Install libevtx-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libevtx-dev

libevtx-dev is:

libevtx is a library to access the Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format.

This package includes the development support files.

There are three methods to install libevtx-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 libevtx-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 libevtx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libevtx-dev

Install libevtx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevtx-dev

Install libevtx-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 libevtx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevtx-dev

How To Uninstall libevtx-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libevtx-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevtx-dev

Uninstall libevtx-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevtx-dev

Remove libevtx-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libevtx-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevtx-dev

Remove libevtx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevtx-dev

Dependencies

libevtx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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