How To Install ima-evm-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ima-evm-utils on Debian 12.
What is ima-evm-utils
ima-evm-utils is:
Linux kernel integrity subsystem is comprised of a number of different components including the Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA), Extended Verification Module (EVM), IMA-appraisal extension, digital signature verification extension and audit measurement log support.
The package provides the Linux Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) Extended Verification Module (EVM) tools.
With EVM, the security sensitive extended attributes are verified against offline tampering.
There are three methods to install ima-evm-utils 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 ima-evm-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ima-evm-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ima-evm-utils
Install ima-evm-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ima-evm-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ima-evm-utils
Install ima-evm-utils 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 ima-evm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ima-evm-utils
How To Uninstall ima-evm-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ima-evm-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ima-evm-utils
Uninstall ima-evm-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ima-evm-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ima-evm-utils
Remove ima-evm-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ima-evm-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ima-evm-utils
Remove ima-evm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ima-evm-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ima-evm-utils
Dependencies
ima-evm-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ima-evm-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.