How To Install libevtx-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevtx-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevtx-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
