How To Install libwin-hivex-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwin-hivex-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libwin-hivex-perl

libwin-hivex-perl is:

Perl bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.

This package also contains hivexregedit, a low-level command-line tool for manipulating and dumping registry hives.

There are three methods to install libwin-hivex-perl 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 libwin-hivex-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwin-hivex-perl

Install libwin-hivex-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwin-hivex-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwin-hivex-perl

Install libwin-hivex-perl 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 libwin-hivex-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwin-hivex-perl

How To Uninstall libwin-hivex-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwin-hivex-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwin-hivex-perl

Uninstall libwin-hivex-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwin-hivex-perl

Remove libwin-hivex-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libwin-hivex-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwin-hivex-perl

Remove libwin-hivex-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwin-hivex-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwin-hivex-perl

Dependencies

libwin-hivex-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.1
• libc6
• libhivex0

References

• libwin-hivex-perl website

Summary

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