How To Install chkrootkit on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkrootkit
on Debian 12.
What is chkrootkit
chkrootkit is:
The chkrootkit security scanner searches for signs that the system is infected with a ‘rootkit’. Rootkits are a form of malware that seek to exploit security flaws to grant unauthorised access to a computer or its services, generally for malicious purposes.
chkrootkit can identify signs of over 70 different rootkits (see the project’s website for a list).
Please note that an automated tool like chkrootkit can never guarantee a system is uncompromised. Nor does every report always signify a genuine problem: human judgement and further investigation will always be needed to assure the security of your system.
There are three methods to install chkrootkit
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chkrootkit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chkrootkit
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chkrootkit
Install chkrootkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chkrootkit
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chkrootkit
Install chkrootkit 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install chkrootkit
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chkrootkit
How To Uninstall chkrootkit on Debian 12
To uninstall only the chkrootkit
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chkrootkit
Uninstall chkrootkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chkrootkit
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chkrootkit
Remove chkrootkit Configurations and Data
To remove chkrootkit
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chkrootkit
Remove chkrootkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chkrootkit
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chkrootkit
Dependencies
chkrootkit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkrootkit
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.