How To Install paxctld on Debian 10

Learn how to install paxctld on Debian 10 with this tutorial. paxctld is Daemon to automatically set appropriate PaX flags

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctld on Debian 10.

What is paxctld

paxctld is:

paxctld automatically sets appropriate PaX flags on binaries on the system using user extended attributes. The flags are maintained across any updates made to the binaries listed in the paxctld configuration file.

There are three methods to install paxctld on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install paxctld Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install paxctld

Install paxctld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paxctld

Install paxctld 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 paxctld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paxctld

How To Uninstall paxctld on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove paxctld

Uninstall paxctld And Its Dependencies

To uninstall paxctld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paxctld

Remove paxctld Configurations and Data

To remove paxctld configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge paxctld

Remove paxctld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paxctld

Dependencies

paxctld have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctld package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.