How To Install python3-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-dfwinreg is Digital Forensics Windows Registry library for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-dfwinreg

python3-dfwinreg is:

dfWinReg, or Digital Forensics Windows Registry, provides read-only access to Windows Registry objects. The goal of dfWinReg is to provide a generic interface for accessing Windows Registry objects that resembles the Registry key hierarchy as seen on a live Windows system.

There are three methods to install python3-dfwinreg 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 python3-dfwinreg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dfwinreg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dfwinreg

Install python3-dfwinreg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dfwinreg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-dfwinreg

Install python3-dfwinreg 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 python3-dfwinreg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dfwinreg

How To Uninstall python3-dfwinreg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-dfwinreg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-dfwinreg

Uninstall python3-dfwinreg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dfwinreg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dfwinreg

Remove python3-dfwinreg Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dfwinreg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dfwinreg

Remove python3-dfwinreg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-dfwinreg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dfwinreg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dfwinreg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.