How To Install python-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-hivex
python-hivex is:
Python bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.
There are three methods to install python-hivex 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-hivex 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-hivex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hivex
Install python-hivex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hivex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hivex
Install python-hivex 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-hivex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hivex
How To Uninstall python-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-hivex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hivex
Uninstall python-hivex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hivex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hivex
Remove python-hivex Configurations and Data
To remove python-hivex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hivex
Remove python-hivex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hivex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hivex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hivex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
