How To Install libewf-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libewf-dev
libewf-dev 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 development files.
There are three methods to install libewf-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 libewf-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libewf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libewf-devInstall libewf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libewf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libewf-devInstall libewf-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libewf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libewf-devHow To Uninstall libewf-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libewf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libewf-devUninstall libewf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libewf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libewf-devRemove libewf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libewf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libewf-devRemove libewf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libewf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libewf-devDependencies
libewf-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
