How To Install python3-evtx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evtx on Kali Linux. python3-evtx is parser for recent Windows Event Log files – Python 3 version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evtx on Kali Linux.

What is python3-evtx

python3-evtx is:

This module provides programmatic access to the File and Chunk headers, record templates, and event entries from Microsoft Windows Vista and later.

This package contains modules for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-evtx on Kali Linux. 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-evtx 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-evtx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-evtx

Install python3-evtx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-evtx

Install python3-evtx Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-evtx

How To Uninstall python3-evtx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-evtx

Uninstall python3-evtx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-evtx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-evtx

Remove python3-evtx Configurations and Data

To remove python3-evtx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-evtx

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-evtx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-evtx package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.