COMP 3000 2011 Report: CAINE - Revision history

Nyoung2: /* System Tools */

2011-12-16T20:36:29Z

System Tools

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	** Latest version: 4.20		** Latest version: 4.20
	** Upstream Source: http://www.memtest.org/		** Upstream Source: http://www.memtest.org/
	** Other info: Again, not modified and updating has been most likely an oversight, as there have been two version jumps in the last two years (4.10 in 2010, and 4.20 in early 2011).<ref name = "memtest86+">[http://www.memtest.org/#downiso Memtest86+ Download Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>		** Other info: Tool for testing physical memory for errors. Again, not modified and updating has been most likely an oversight, as there have been two version jumps in the last two years (4.10 in 2010, and 4.20 in early 2011).<ref name = "memtest86+">[http://www.memtest.org/#downiso Memtest86+ Download Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>

	==Initialization==		==Initialization==

Nyoung2: /* Software/GUI Creation */

2011-12-16T20:35:32Z

Software/GUI Creation

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	** Latest version: 4.6.3		** Latest version: 4.6.3
	** Upstream Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/		** Upstream Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/
	** Other info: Updates have come in the last year<ref name = "gcc">[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>, so this will probably be updated in the next release of CAINE Linux.		** Other info: Compiler for C, C++, Java, and other programming languages. Updates have come in the last year<ref name = "gcc">[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>, so this will probably be updated in the next release of CAINE Linux.

	===System Tools===		===System Tools===

Nyoung2: /* Software/GUI Creation */

2011-12-16T20:34:27Z

Software/GUI Creation

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	** Latest version: 3.0		** Latest version: 3.0
	** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/		** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/
	** Other info: Software used for creating ~~graphical user Interfaces~~, such as CAINE interface. It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>		** Other info: Software used for creating GUIs, such as "CAINE interface". It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>

	* '''gcc'''		* '''gcc'''

Nyoung2: /* Software/GUI Creation */

2011-12-16T20:33:58Z

Software/GUI Creation

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	** Latest version: 3.0		** Latest version: 3.0
	** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/		** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/
	** Other info: Software used for creating graphical user ~~interfaces~~, such as CAINE interface. It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>		** Other info: Software used for creating graphical user Interfaces, such as CAINE interface. It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>

	* '''gcc'''		* '''gcc'''

Nyoung2: /* Software/GUI Creation */

2011-12-16T20:33:49Z

Software/GUI Creation

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	** Latest version: 3.0		** Latest version: 3.0
	** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/		** Upstream Source: http:http://www.gtk.org/
	** Other info: It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>		** Other info: Software used for creating graphical user interfaces, such as CAINE interface. It is not uncommon for an OS to require an older version of GTK+, so this could be the case with CAINE Linux.<ref name = "GTK">[http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.php GTK+ Download Page] (Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>

	* '''gcc'''		* '''gcc'''
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	** Upstream Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/		** Upstream Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/
	** Other info: Updates have come in the last year<ref name = "gcc">[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>, so this will probably be updated in the next release of CAINE Linux.		** Other info: Updates have come in the last year<ref name = "gcc">[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC Website](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>, so this will probably be updated in the next release of CAINE Linux.


	===System Tools===		===System Tools===

Nyoung2: /* User Applications */

2011-12-16T20:33:09Z

User Applications

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	** Latest version: 2.8.6		** Latest version: 2.8.6
	** Upstream Source: http://www.abisource.com/		** Upstream Source: http://www.abisource.com/
	** Other info: Not modified from what I have tested, and since there have only been minor updates in the past few updates, either an oversight, or just didn't bother updating.<ref name = "Abi">[http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.8.6.phtml Abiword Release Notes](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>		** Other info: Software used for word processing. Not modified from what I have tested, and since there have only been minor updates in the past few updates, either an oversight, or just didn't bother updating.<ref name = "Abi">[http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.8.6.phtml Abiword Release Notes](Last Accessed November 13th, 2011)</ref>


	===Software/GUI Creation===		===Software/GUI Creation===

Nyoung2: /* Kernel */

2011-12-16T20:32:28Z

Kernel

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	** Latest version: 3.1.1		** Latest version: 3.1.1
	** Upstream Source: http://www.kernel.org/		** Upstream Source: http://www.kernel.org/
	** Other info: The "generic" in the installed version would lead to believe that nothing has been modified in the kernel ~~from its~~ Ubuntu ~~origins~~. Very recently updated.		** Other info: The "generic" in the installed version would lead to believe that nothing has been modified in the kernel. CAINE uses the same kind of Linux kernel that is used by Ubuntu. Very recently updated.


	===Packaging===		===Packaging===

Nyoung2: /* Shell */

2011-12-16T20:29:51Z

Shell

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	** Latest version: 4.2		** Latest version: 4.2
	** Upstream Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash		** Upstream Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash
	** Other info: The installed and latest version are the close, so it appears that no major changes were made to the package. Since bash is an important and widely used shell in Linux, it wouldn't make sense to modify at all. This is most likely why an almost up-to-date version is installed. The only reason I could think of why it isn't fully updated is an oversight by the distributor. ~~CAINE is used more for its graphical forensic software and not for shell commands.<ref name = "CAINE"></ref>~~		** Other info: The installed and latest version are the close, so it appears that no major changes were made to the package. Since bash is an important and widely used shell in Linux, it wouldn't make sense to modify at all. This is most likely why an almost up-to-date version is installed. The only reason I could think of why it isn't fully updated is an oversight by the distributor.


	===Web Browser===		===Web Browser===

Nyoung2: /* Main Software Pack */

2011-12-16T20:27:34Z

Main Software Pack

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	===Main Software Pack===		===Main Software Pack===

	As mentioned above, CAINE Linux is designed to meet the needs of digital forensic scientists. This goal is mostly met by the software that is provided with CAINE. Before delving into the package structure, taking a quick look at the initial forensic software given with this OS is a good idea. As also spoken of beforehand, CAINE comes with a program called "CAINE Interface", which is simple little UI that contains all of the forensic software that is given to the user via this distribution. With the most important software all packaged together in this intuitive interface, CAINE demonstrates ~~its ability to showing users~~ that it will deliver on its promises.		As mentioned above, CAINE Linux is designed to meet the needs of digital forensic scientists. This goal is mostly met by the software that is provided with CAINE. Before delving into the package structure, taking a quick look at the initial forensic software given with this OS is a good idea. As also spoken of beforehand, CAINE comes with a program called "CAINE Interface", which is simple little UI that contains all of the forensic software that is given to the user via this distribution. With the most important software all packaged together in this intuitive interface, CAINE demonstrates that it will deliver on its promises of being the OS of choice for forensic scientists.

	[[File:Dpkg.png\|thumb\|right\| '''Figure 7''' A look at some of the installed packages using dpkg.]]		[[File:Dpkg.png\|thumb\|right\| '''Figure 7''' A look at some of the installed packages using dpkg.]]

Nyoung2: /* Main Software Pack */

2011-12-16T20:26:52Z

Main Software Pack

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	===Main Software Pack===		===Main Software Pack===

	As mentioned above, CAINE Linux is designed to meet the needs of digital forensic scientists. This goal is mostly met by the software that is provided with CAINE. Before delving into the package structure, taking a quick look at the initial forensic software given with this OS is a good idea. As also spoken of beforehand, CAINE comes with a program called "CAINE Interface", which is simple little UI that contains all of the forensic software that is given to the user via this distribution. With the most important software all packaged together in this intuitive interface CAINE demonstrates its ability to showing users that it will deliver on its promises.		As mentioned above, CAINE Linux is designed to meet the needs of digital forensic scientists. This goal is mostly met by the software that is provided with CAINE. Before delving into the package structure, taking a quick look at the initial forensic software given with this OS is a good idea. As also spoken of beforehand, CAINE comes with a program called "CAINE Interface", which is simple little UI that contains all of the forensic software that is given to the user via this distribution. With the most important software all packaged together in this intuitive interface, CAINE demonstrates its ability to showing users that it will deliver on its promises.

	[[File:Dpkg.png\|thumb\|right\| '''Figure 7''' A look at some of the installed packages using dpkg.]]		[[File:Dpkg.png\|thumb\|right\| '''Figure 7''' A look at some of the installed packages using dpkg.]]