How To Install grokevt on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grokevt on Debian 10.
What is grokevt
grokevt is:
GrokEVT is a collection of scripts built for reading Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 event log files.
Currently the scripts work together on one or more mounted Microsoft Windows partitions to extract all information needed (registry entries, message templates, and log files) to convert the logs to a human-readable format.
This program is useful in forensics investigations.
There are three methods to install grokevt on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grokevt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grokevt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grokevt
Install grokevt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grokevt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grokevt
Install grokevt 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grokevt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grokevt
How To Uninstall grokevt on Debian 10
To uninstall only the grokevt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grokevt
Uninstall grokevt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grokevt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grokevt
Remove grokevt Configurations and Data
To remove grokevt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grokevt
Remove grokevt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grokevt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grokevt
Dependencies
grokevt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grokevt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
