How To Install apparmor-profiles-extra on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apparmor-profiles-extra on Ubuntu 20.04. apparmor-profiles-extra is Extra profiles for AppArmor Security policies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apparmor-profiles-extra on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is apparmor-profiles-extra

apparmor-profiles-extra is:

This package provides various AppArmor profiles that are shipped neither in the upstream AppArmor releases nor in the packages they provide confinement for.

There are three methods to install apparmor-profiles-extra 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 apparmor-profiles-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apparmor-profiles-extra

Install apparmor-profiles-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apparmor-profiles-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apparmor-profiles-extra

Install apparmor-profiles-extra 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 apparmor-profiles-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apparmor-profiles-extra

How To Uninstall apparmor-profiles-extra on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the apparmor-profiles-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apparmor-profiles-extra

Uninstall apparmor-profiles-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apparmor-profiles-extra

Remove apparmor-profiles-extra Configurations and Data

To remove apparmor-profiles-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apparmor-profiles-extra

Remove apparmor-profiles-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apparmor-profiles-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apparmor-profiles-extra

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Summary

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