How To Install openscap-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-utils
on Debian 12.
What is openscap-utils
openscap-utils 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 command line utilities.
There are three methods to install openscap-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 openscap-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 openscap-utils
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openscap-utils
Install openscap-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openscap-utils
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openscap-utils
Install openscap-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 openscap-utils
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openscap-utils
How To Uninstall openscap-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openscap-utils
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openscap-utils
Uninstall openscap-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openscap-utils
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscap-utils
Remove openscap-utils Configurations and Data
To remove openscap-utils
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openscap-utils
Remove openscap-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openscap-utils
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openscap-utils
Dependencies
openscap-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-utils
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.