How to Install libhivex-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libhivex-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libhivex-dev software package provides library for reading and writing Windows Registry hives, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libhivex-dev 

libhivex-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libhivex-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libhivex-dev *

You will get with libhivex-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libhivex-dev package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Library development
Package libhivex-dev
Version 1.3.10-2+deb8u2
Description library for reading and writing Windows Registry hives
Sub Section Libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libhivex-dev software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?