How To Install python-libregf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libregf on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libregf is Windows NT Registry File (REGF) format access library – Python 2 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libregf on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libregf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.