How To Install libregf1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregf1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libregf1 is Windows NT Registry File (REGF) format access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregf1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libregf1

libregf1 is:

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

There are three methods to install libregf1 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 libregf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libregf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libregf1

Install libregf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libregf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libregf1

Install libregf1 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 libregf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libregf1

How To Uninstall libregf1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libregf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libregf1

Uninstall libregf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libregf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregf1

Remove libregf1 Configurations and Data

To remove libregf1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libregf1

Remove libregf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libregf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libregf1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregf1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.