How To Install grok-dbg on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grok-dbg on Kali Linux.
What is grok-dbg
grok-dbg is:
This package contains the detached debugging symbols for grok.
Grok is simple software that allows you to easily parse logs and other files. With grok, you can turn unstructured log and event data into structured data.
There are three methods to install grok-dbg on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grok-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install grok-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grok-dbgInstall grok-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install grok-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grok-dbgInstall grok-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install grok-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grok-dbgHow To Uninstall grok-dbg on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the grok-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grok-dbgUninstall grok-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grok-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grok-dbgRemove grok-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove grok-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grok-dbgRemove grok-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grok-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grok-dbgDependencies
grok-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grok-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
