How To Install python3-hivex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hivex on Debian 9.
What is python3-hivex
python3-hivex is:
Python 3 bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.
There are three methods to install python3-hivex 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 python3-hivex 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-hivex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-hivex
Install python3-hivex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-hivex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-hivex
Install python3-hivex 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 python3-hivex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-hivex
How To Uninstall python3-hivex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-hivex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-hivex
Uninstall python3-hivex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-hivex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hivex
Remove python3-hivex Configurations and Data
To remove python3-hivex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hivex
Remove python3-hivex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-hivex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hivex
Dependencies
python3-hivex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hivex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.