How to Install GRR on OpenSUSE Latest

GRR is an incident response framework developed by Google. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GRR on OpenSUSE Latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

  • OpenSUSE latest version with root access
  • Python 2.7 or Python 3.6 or higher
  • Pip package manager

Installation Steps

  1. Update the System

We need to ensure that the system is up to date before installing GRR:

sudo zypper update
  1. Install the Required Packages

Install the required packages for GRR by running the command below:

sudo zypper install -y git autoconf automake libtool build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libpython2.7-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev python-dev virtualenv swig zlib1g-dev
  1. Install Python Packages

We need to install the following Python packages:

sudo pip install setuptools==45
sudo pip install wheel
sudo pip install PyInstaller
  1. Clone the GRR Repository

Clone the GRR repository from the official website using git command:

git clone https://github.com/google/grr.git
  1. Set up Virtual Environment

Create a virtual environment for GRR:

virtualenv grr-env
source grr-env/bin/activate
  1. Install Dependencies

Install the dependencies required for GRR:

cd grr
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Set up Server Configuration

Set up the server configuration file:

cd grr/proto
cp server_configs/server.local.yaml .
  1. Generate Secrets

Generate secrets used by GRR:

cd ../scripts/
./make_secret_config.sh
  1. Start the Server

Start the GRR server:

cd ../grr/scripts/
./run_tests.py --nocheck_api_auth
  1. Access the Web Interface

Access the GRR web interface using your web browser:

http://localhost:8000/

That's it! You have successfully installed GRR on OpenSUSE Latest version.