How To Install paxctl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctl on Debian 9.
What is paxctl
paxctl is:
paxctl may be used to control PaX flags on a per-binary basis. PaX is a set of kernel security patches to enhance a system’s security. It is part of grsecurity (linux-patch-grsecurity2), among others.
There are three methods to install paxctl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install paxctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install paxctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install paxctl
Install paxctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install paxctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install paxctl
Install paxctl 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 paxctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install paxctl
How To Uninstall paxctl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the paxctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove paxctl
Uninstall paxctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall paxctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paxctl
Remove paxctl Configurations and Data
To remove paxctl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge paxctl
Remove paxctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove paxctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paxctl
Dependencies
paxctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.