How To Install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python3-oletools
The python-oletools is a package of python tools from Philippe Lagadec to analyze Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office documents or Outlook messages, mainly for malware analysis, forensics and debugging. It is based on the olefile parser. See http Python3 version.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-oletools.
Install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python3-oletools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-oletools
Install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python3-oletools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-oletools
How To Uninstall python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python3-oletools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-oletools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-oletools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
