How To Install rsbac-klogd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsbac-klogd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rsbac-klogd
rsbac-klogd is:
RSBAC (Rule Set Based Access Control) is a kernel patch which adds several mandatory access models to the Linux kernel. These models can be used to enhance the security of a Linux system.
This package contains the RSBAC messages logger
There are three methods to install rsbac-klogd on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rsbac-klogd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rsbac-klogd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsbac-klogd
Install rsbac-klogd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsbac-klogd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsbac-klogd
Install rsbac-klogd 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rsbac-klogd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsbac-klogd
How To Uninstall rsbac-klogd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rsbac-klogd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsbac-klogd
Uninstall rsbac-klogd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsbac-klogd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsbac-klogd
Remove rsbac-klogd Configurations and Data
To remove rsbac-klogd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsbac-klogd
Remove rsbac-klogd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsbac-klogd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsbac-klogd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsbac-klogd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
