How To Install ruby-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-hivex
ruby-hivex is:
Ruby bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.
There are three methods to install ruby-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-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 ruby-hivex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hivex
Install ruby-hivex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hivex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hivex
Install ruby-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hivex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hivex
How To Uninstall ruby-hivex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-hivex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hivex
Uninstall ruby-hivex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hivex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hivex
Remove ruby-hivex Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hivex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hivex
Remove ruby-hivex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hivex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hivex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hivex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.