How To Install python2-oletools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-oletools on CentOS 7. python2-oletools is Tools to analyze Microsoft OLE2 files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-oletools on CentOS 7.

What is python2-oletools

The python-oletools is a package of python tools from Philippe Lagadec to analyze Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office documents or Outlook messages, mainly for malware analysis, forensics and debugging. It is based on the olefile parser. See http Python2 version.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-oletools on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-oletools.

Install python2-oletools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-oletools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-oletools

Install python2-oletools on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-oletools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-oletools

How To Uninstall python2-oletools on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-oletools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-oletools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-oletools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.