How To Install python-libevt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libevt on Debian 9. python-libevt is Windows Event Log (EVT) format access library – Python 2 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libevt on Debian 9.

What is python-libevt

python-libevt is:

libevt is a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.

This package contains Python 2 bindings for libevt.

There are three methods to install python-libevt on Debian 9. 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-libevt 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-libevt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-libevt

Install python-libevt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-libevt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-libevt

Install python-libevt 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-libevt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libevt

How To Uninstall python-libevt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-libevt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-libevt

Uninstall python-libevt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-libevt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libevt

Remove python-libevt Configurations and Data

To remove python-libevt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libevt

Remove python-libevt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-libevt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libevt

Dependencies

python-libevt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libevt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.