How To Install paxctld on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctld on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paxctld
Remove paxctld Configurations and Data
To remove paxctld configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paxctld package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
