How to Install and Uninstall grok Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "grok" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install grok on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grok
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grok" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall grok on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grok
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grok package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: grok
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20110708.1-4.5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 217
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libpcre3, libtokyocabinet9 (>= 1.4.47)
Filename: pool/universe/g/grok/grok_1.20110708.1-4.5_amd64.deb
Size: 56348
MD5sum: 5b879af764fe4be80eba61dedbde89c1
SHA1: 65e90dd90f42a40c721fbbf4cb6ec2672a27719e
SHA256: 5d47b4730f1b512a93320d3abf304a1652c03e1042afa378ba1eab58596b5c36
SHA512: 842dc0652e4e5c10e1f59c2c2a20664be390c7706736d178ed7f3c9de323313f7f5a4388d9ec45126554ba864f4852426aadccd77b532b22e631d5dab2cbd083
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/semicomplete/wiki/Grok
Description-en: powerful pattern-matching and reacting tool
The grok program can parse log data and program output. You can match
any number of complex patterns on any number of inputs (processes and
files) and have custom reactions.
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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.
Description-md5: ec1f0797a6f94ee8fbe6e86d3f2c8233