How To Install setpriv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install setpriv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is setpriv
setpriv is:
This package provides the setpriv command which allows the user to set or query various Linux privilege settings that are inherited across execve.
There are three methods to install setpriv 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 setpriv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install setpriv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install setpriv
Install setpriv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install setpriv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install setpriv
Install setpriv 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 setpriv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install setpriv
How To Uninstall setpriv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the setpriv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove setpriv
Uninstall setpriv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall setpriv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove setpriv
Remove setpriv Configurations and Data
To remove setpriv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge setpriv
Remove setpriv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove setpriv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge setpriv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install setpriv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
