How To Install libregfi1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregfi1 on Kali Linux. libregfi1 is utility to analysis for Windows NT-based registry (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregfi1 on Kali Linux.

What is libregfi1

libregfi1 is:

RegLookup is a system to direct analysis of Windows NT-based registry files providing command line tools, a C API, and a Python module for accessing registry data structures. The project has a focus on providing tools for digital forensics investigations (though is useful for many purposes), and includes algorithms for retrieving deleted data structures from registry hives.

Currently the program allows one to read an entire registry and output it in a (mostly) standardized, quoted format. It also provides features for filtering of results based on registry path and data type.

This package provides the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libregfi1 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 libregfi1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libregfi1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libregfi1

Install libregfi1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libregfi1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libregfi1

Install libregfi1 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 libregfi1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libregfi1

How To Uninstall libregfi1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libregfi1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libregfi1

Uninstall libregfi1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libregfi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregfi1

Remove libregfi1 Configurations and Data

To remove libregfi1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libregfi1

Remove libregfi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libregfi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libregfi1

Dependencies

libregfi1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregfi1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.