How To Install python3-libesedb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libesedb on Kali Linux. python3-libesedb is Extensible Storage Engine DB access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-libesedb

python3-libesedb is:

libesedb is a library to access the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format. The ESE database format is used in may different applications like Windows Search, Windows Mail, Exchange, Active Directory, etc..

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libesedb.

There are three methods to install python3-libesedb 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-libesedb 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-libesedb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libesedb

Install python3-libesedb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libesedb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libesedb

How To Uninstall python3-libesedb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libesedb

Uninstall python3-libesedb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libesedb

Remove python3-libesedb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libesedb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-libesedb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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