How To Install python3-libevt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libevt on Kali Linux. python3-libevt is Windows Event Log (EVT) format access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-libevt

python3-libevt is:

libevt is a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libevt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libevt

Install python3-libevt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libevt

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libevt

How To Uninstall python3-libevt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libevt

Uninstall python3-libevt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libevt

Remove python3-libevt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libevt

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-libevt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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