How To Install libevtx-utils on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libevtx-utils

libevtx-utils is:

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

This package contains tools to access data stored in EVT log files: evtxexport, evtxinfo.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevtx-utils

Install libevtx-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevtx-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install libevtx-utils

How To Uninstall libevtx-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libevtx-utils

Uninstall libevtx-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevtx-utils

Remove libevtx-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libevtx-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

libevtx-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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