How To Install grokevt-findlogs on Ubuntu 21.04
In this guide, we’ll discuss How To Install grokevt-findlogs on Ubuntu 21.04.
Also, we will demonstrate how to uninstall and update
grokevt-findlogs
.
One-liner install command
For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install grokevt
But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.
What is grokevt-findlogs
and what are
the ways to install it?
Short description: scripts for reading Microsoft Windows event log files
Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.
Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.
There are several ways to install grokevt-findlogs on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):
In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.
Install grokevt-findlogs using apt-get
First, update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt-get
database,
You can install grokevt-findlogs using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install grokevt
Install grokevt-findlogs using apt
Because grokevt-findlogs is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.
To begin, update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt
database,
You can install grokevt-findlogs using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install grokevt
Install grokevt-findlogs 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 Ubuntu 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating aptitude
database,
You can install grokevt-findlogs by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grokevt
How to upgrade (update) a single package grokevt-findlogs using apt-get?
First, you will need to update packages index. Run update
command as
usual:
sudo apt-get update
Next, to upgrade only the grokevt-findlogs, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:
sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install grokevt
Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the
package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade
part.
It's Good to Know:
sudo apt-get install grokevt
This will upgrade the package even if is already installed.
How To Uninstall grokevt-findlogs from Ubuntu 21.04
To uninstall only the grokevt-findlogs
package you can execute
the
following command:
sudo apt-get remove grokevt
Uninstall grokevt-findlogs and all its dependencies
To uninstall grokevt-findlogs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grokevt
Remove grokevt-findlogs with all configurations and data
To remove grokevt-findlogs configuration and data
from your system you can run the following purge
command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grokevt
Remove grokevt-findlogs completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)
And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to grokevt-findlogs package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grokevt
Extra info and code examples
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.
- Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
- Sources url: http://projects.sentinelchicken.org/grokevt/
- Section/Category: utils
Conclusion
You now have a full guide on how to install grokevt-findlogs
using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools.
Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall
the grokevt-findlogs from Ubuntu 21.04.