How To Install libregfi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libregfi1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libregfi1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libregfi1
How To Uninstall libregfi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregfi1
Remove libregfi1 Configurations and Data
To remove libregfi1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libregfi1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
