How To Install libopenscap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenscap-perl
libopenscap-perl is:
OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
The intended scope of this project is to implement working interface wrappers for parsing and querying SCAP content including:
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)
- Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
- Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)
- Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
This package contains the Perl bindings for OpenSCAP.
Package: libopenscap-perl Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.2.16-2ubuntu3 Priority: extra Section: universe/perl Source: openscap Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 2672 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libopenscap8 (= 1.2.16-2ubuntu3), perl (>= 5.30.0-9), perlapi-5.30.0 Filename: pool/universe/o/openscap/libopenscap-perl_1.2.16-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb Size: 336104 MD5sum: ce81c813c25286f08064617a4915d215 SHA1: fcd70376a65560dd68ec6b31bd11234edebb3cad SHA256: 817cd72ed7488fb8690500cf25416f7d0c6a3f0f72b457509a3b8e3e80997c45 Homepage: http://www.open-scap.org/ Description-en: Set of libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line of standards OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
The intended scope of this project is to implement working interface wrappers for parsing and querying SCAP content including:
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)
- Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
- Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)
- Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
This package contains the Perl bindings for OpenSCAP.
There are three methods to install libopenscap-perl 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 libopenscap-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenscap-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenscap-perl
Install libopenscap-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenscap-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenscap-perl
Install libopenscap-perl 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 libopenscap-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenscap-perl
How To Uninstall libopenscap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenscap-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenscap-perl
Uninstall libopenscap-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenscap-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenscap-perl
Remove libopenscap-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libopenscap-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenscap-perl
Remove libopenscap-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenscap-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenscap-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.