How To Install grokevt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grokevt on Kali Linux. grokevt is scripts for reading Microsoft Windows event log files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grokevt on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grokevt

Remove grokevt Configurations and Data

To remove grokevt configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.