How To Install libhivex-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhivex-bin on Kali Linux. libhivex-bin is utilities for reading and writing Windows Registry hives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhivex-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libhivex-bin

libhivex-bin is:

libhivex is a self-contained library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.

This package contains a few command line programs that utilize libhivex.

There are three methods to install libhivex-bin 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 libhivex-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhivex-bin

Install libhivex-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhivex-bin

Install libhivex-bin 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 libhivex-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhivex-bin

How To Uninstall libhivex-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhivex-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhivex-bin

Uninstall libhivex-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhivex-bin

Remove libhivex-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhivex-bin

Remove libhivex-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhivex-bin

Dependencies

libhivex-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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