How To Install libopenscap8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap8
on Debian 9.
What is libopenscap8
libopenscap8 is:
OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
The intended scope of this project is to implement working interface wrappers for parsing and querying SCAP content including:
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)
- Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
- Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)
- Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
There are three methods to install libopenscap8
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenscap8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenscap8
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenscap8
Install libopenscap8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenscap8
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenscap8
Install libopenscap8 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 libopenscap8
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenscap8
How To Uninstall libopenscap8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libopenscap8
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenscap8
Uninstall libopenscap8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenscap8
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenscap8
Remove libopenscap8 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenscap8
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenscap8
Remove libopenscap8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenscap8
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenscap8
Dependencies
libopenscap8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap8
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.