How To Install libwv-1.2-4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwv-1.2-4 on Kali Linux. libwv-1.2-4 is Library for accessing Microsoft Word documents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwv-1.2-4 on Kali Linux.

What is libwv-1.2-4

libwv-1.2-4 is:

wvWare (previously known as mswordview) is a library that allows access to Microsoft Word files. It can load and parse the Word 2000, Word 97, Word 95, and Word 6 file formats. (Work is underway to support reading earlier formats as well: Word 2 documents are converted to plain text.)

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libwv-1.2-4 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 libwv-1.2-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwv-1.2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwv-1.2-4

Install libwv-1.2-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwv-1.2-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwv-1.2-4

Install libwv-1.2-4 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 libwv-1.2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwv-1.2-4

How To Uninstall libwv-1.2-4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwv-1.2-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwv-1.2-4

Uninstall libwv-1.2-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwv-1.2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwv-1.2-4

Remove libwv-1.2-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libwv-1.2-4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwv-1.2-4

Remove libwv-1.2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwv-1.2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwv-1.2-4

Dependencies

libwv-1.2-4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwv-1.2-4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.