How To Install time-decode on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install time-decode on Ubuntu.
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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, 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 Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.