How To Install libewf-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libewf-dbg is library with support for Expert Witness Compression Format (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libewf-dbg

libewf-dbg is:

Libewf is a library with support for reading and writing the Expert Witness Compression Format (EWF). This library allows you to read media information of EWF files in the SMART (EWF-S01) format and the EnCase (EWF-E01) format. It supports files created by EnCase 1 to 6, linen and FTK Imager. The libewf is useful for forensics investigations.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libewf-dbg 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 libewf-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libewf-dbg

Install libewf-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libewf-dbg

Install libewf-dbg 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 libewf-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libewf-dbg

How To Uninstall libewf-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libewf-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libewf-dbg

Uninstall libewf-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libewf-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libewf-dbg

Remove libewf-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libewf-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libewf-dbg

Remove libewf-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libewf-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.