From 93726a4524afe1628c11a32fa16a76c6e54d8581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chillli Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:57:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Revert "Update and rewrite README.txt file into a markdown file" This reverts commit 57b36550559cc03f4011b2e7cd3e1c0f4b0669c4. --- README.md => README.txt | 37 +++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) rename README.md => README.txt (80%) diff --git a/README.md b/README.txt similarity index 80% rename from README.md rename to README.txt index 324661c8fa..1bdce6e2b5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -# Autopsy 4.0 -http://www.sleuthkit.org/ + Autopsy 3.0 + http://www.sleuthkit.org/ -March 3, 2016 + March 13, 2013 - -##OVERVIEW +OVERVIEW Autopsy is a graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit and other open source digital forensics tools. -Autopsy 4 (and 3) are a complete rewrite from Autopsy 2, and none of this document is relevant to Autopsy 2. +Autopsy 3 is a complete rewrite from Autopsy 2 and it is now Java-based. Although Autopsy is designed to be cross-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOSX), the current version is fully functional and fully tested only on Windows. -You can run Autopsy 4 on Linux and OS X, but it must be built from source code. +We have run it on XP, Vista, and Windows 7 with no problems. -Autopsy 3 and 4 source code are distributed under a Apache 2 license. The package contains libraries that may have different licenses. +Autopsy 3.0 is released under the Apache 2.0 license. -##INSTALLATION +INSTALLATION All Autopsy dependencies are bundled with the installer provided. -For Autopsy 3, there is no need for manual installation of additional dependencies if the installer is used. -The current version of Autopsy 4 is distributed on sleuthkit.org only as a Windows installer. It can run on Linux and OS X, but requires some manual setup. To install Autopsy, perform the following steps: - -* Run the Autopsy msi file -* If Windows prompts with User Account Control, click Yes -* Click through the dialog boxes until you click a button that says Finish -* Autopsy should now be fully installed - +There is no need for manual installation of additional dependencies if the installer is used. If you want the Japanese localized version, you must have the Japanese language pack (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813) installed and the default locale set to JA. (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-system-locale#1TC=windows-7). @@ -35,7 +27,7 @@ Refer to the next section for additional info on third-party software requiremen Refer to the KNOWN_ISSUES.txt file for known bugs that could cause investigation problems. -##SUPPORT +SUPPORT There is a built-in help system in Autopsy once you get it started. There is also a QuickStart Guide that came with the installer. @@ -43,11 +35,12 @@ Send any bug reports or feature requests to the sleuthkit-users e-mail list. http://www.sleuthkit.org/support.php -##LICENSE +LICENSE The Autopsy code is released under the Apache License, Version 2. See LICENSE-2.0.txt for details. -##EMBEDDED SOFTWARE + +EMBEDDED SOFTWARE This section lists the software components and libraries that are used inside of Autopsy. These tools are bundled with the installer, unless specified otherwise. @@ -123,7 +116,7 @@ ImgScalr 4.2 for image resizing in image viewers - License: http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/software/imgscalr-java-image-scaling-library/#license -##EMBEDED RESOURCES +EMBEDED RESOURCES This section lists other resources, such as icons, that are used by Autopsy. @@ -140,4 +133,4 @@ WebHostingHub Glyphs - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Splashy Icons (free as in free) -- Web page: http://splashyfish.com/icons/ +- Web page: http://splashyfish.com/icons/ \ No newline at end of file