How To Install time-decode on Debian 12

Learn how to install time-decode on Debian 12 with this tutorial. time-decode is Timestamp and datetime decoder/encoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install time-decode on Debian 12.

What is time-decode

time-decode is:

time-decode provides the functionality to decode various timestamps and UUIDs to aid digital forensics and incident response processes. The supported formats range from common formats like Unix (milli)seconds, Microsoft’s FILETIME to more exotic formats like Metasploit payload UUIDs.

There are three methods to install time-decode on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install time-decode Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install time-decode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install time-decode

Install time-decode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install time-decode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install time-decode

Install time-decode 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 time-decode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install time-decode

How To Uninstall time-decode on Debian 12

To uninstall only the time-decode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove time-decode

Uninstall time-decode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall time-decode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove time-decode

Remove time-decode Configurations and Data

To remove time-decode configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge time-decode

Remove time-decode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove time-decode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge time-decode

Dependencies

time-decode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install time-decode package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.