How To Install libregf-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregf-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libregf-dev

libregf-dev is:

libregf is a library to access the Windows NT Registry File (REGF) format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libregf-dev

Install libregf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libregf-dev

Install libregf-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libregf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libregf-dev

How To Uninstall libregf-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libregf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libregf-dev

Uninstall libregf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregf-dev

Remove libregf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libregf-dev

Remove libregf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libregf-dev

Dependencies

libregf-dev have the following dependencies:

• libregf1

References

• libregf-dev website

Summary

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