How To Install lynis on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynis on Kali Linux.

What is lynis

lynis is:

Lynis is an auditing tool for hardening GNU/Linux and Unix based systems. It scans the system configuration and creates an overview of system information and security issues usable by professional auditors. It can assist in automated audits.

Lynis can be used in addition to other software, like security scanners, system benchmarking and fine-tuning tools.

There are three methods to install lynis on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lynis Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lynis

Install lynis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lynis using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lynis

Install lynis Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lynis using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lynis

How To Uninstall lynis on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lynis package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lynis

Uninstall lynis And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lynis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lynis

Remove lynis Configurations and Data

To remove lynis configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lynis

Remove lynis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lynis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lynis

Dependencies

lynis have the following dependencies:

• e2fsprogs

References

• lynis website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynis package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.