How To Install fapolicyd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fapolicyd on Debian 12.
What is fapolicyd
fapolicyd is:
Fapolicyd is a userspace daemon that determines access rights to files based on a trust database and file or process attributes.
It can be used to either blacklist or whitelist file access and execution.
There are three methods to install fapolicyd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fapolicyd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fapolicyd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fapolicyd
Install fapolicyd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fapolicyd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fapolicyd
Install fapolicyd 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 fapolicyd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fapolicyd
How To Uninstall fapolicyd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fapolicyd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fapolicyd
Uninstall fapolicyd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fapolicyd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fapolicyd
Remove fapolicyd Configurations and Data
To remove fapolicyd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fapolicyd
Remove fapolicyd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fapolicyd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fapolicyd
Dependencies
fapolicyd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fapolicyd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
