How To Install scanlogd on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install scanlogd on Ubuntu 20.04. scanlogd is A portscan detecting tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scanlogd on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is scanlogd

scanlogd is:

Scanlogd is a daemon written by Solar Designer to detect portscan attacks on your machine.

There are three methods to install scanlogd on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install scanlogd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scanlogd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scanlogd

Install scanlogd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scanlogd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scanlogd

Install scanlogd 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 scanlogd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scanlogd

How To Uninstall scanlogd on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the scanlogd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scanlogd

Uninstall scanlogd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scanlogd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scanlogd

Remove scanlogd Configurations and Data

To remove scanlogd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scanlogd

Remove scanlogd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scanlogd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scanlogd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scanlogd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.