How To Install python-libregf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libregf on Debian 9.
What is python-libregf
python-libregf is:
libregf is a library to access the Windows NT Registry File (REGF) format.
This package contains Python 2 bindings for libregf.
There are three methods to install python-libregf 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-libregf 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-libregf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libregf
Install python-libregf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libregf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libregf
Install python-libregf 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-libregf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libregf
How To Uninstall python-libregf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libregf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libregf
Uninstall python-libregf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libregf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libregf
Remove python-libregf Configurations and Data
To remove python-libregf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libregf
Remove python-libregf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libregf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libregf
Dependencies
python-libregf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libregf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.