How To Install openscap-utils on Debian 12

Learn how to install openscap-utils on Debian 12 with this tutorial. openscap-utils is libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line of standards - Utility programs

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.