How To Install python-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dfwinreg
python-dfwinreg is:
dfWinReg, or Digital Forensics Windows Registry, provides read-only access to Windows Registry objects. The goal of dfWinReg is to provide a generic interface for accessing Windows Registry objects that resembles the Registry key hierarchy as seen on a live Windows system.
There are three methods to install python-dfwinreg 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 python-dfwinreg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dfwinreg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dfwinreg
Install python-dfwinreg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dfwinreg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dfwinreg
Install python-dfwinreg 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 python-dfwinreg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dfwinreg
How To Uninstall python-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dfwinreg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dfwinreg
Uninstall python-dfwinreg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dfwinreg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dfwinreg
Remove python-dfwinreg Configurations and Data
To remove python-dfwinreg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dfwinreg
Remove python-dfwinreg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dfwinreg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dfwinreg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dfwinreg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
