How To Install libwin-hivex-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwin-hivex-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libwin-hivex-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwin-hivex-perl
How To Uninstall libwin-hivex-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwin-hivex-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
