Install msitools on Ubuntu 24.04

The msitools is a collection of utilities for inspecting and creating Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) files. It's primarily used on Linux systems to work with MSI files, which are typically used to install software on Windows. This tutorial demonstrates how to install msitools on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install msitools

Update the package lists:

sudo apt update

Install msitools package by running the following command:

sudo apt install -y msitools

Several tools have been installed. Check versions of them individually:

msiinfo --version

msiextract --version

Testing msitools

Let's download a sample MSI package:

wget -qO 7zip.msi https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/latest/download/7z2409-x64.msi

Print all files contained within the downloaded MSI package:

msiextract -l 7zip.msi

A part of the output:

Files/7-Zip/7zFM.exe
Files/7-Zip/7-zip32.dll
Files/7-Zip/7-zip.dll
Files/7-Zip/7zG.exe
Files/7-Zip/7z.dll
Files/7-Zip/7z.exe
...

Uninstall msitools

If you want to completely remove msitools and related dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y msitools