How To Install sxid on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sxid on Kali Linux.

What is sxid

sxid is:

This program runs as a cronjob. Basically it tracks any changes in your s[ug]id files and folders. If there are any new ones, ones that aren’t set any more, or they have changed bits or other modes, then it reports the changes. You can also run this manually for spot checking.

It tracks s[ug]id files by SHA-256 checksums. This helps detect if your files have been tampered with, would not show under normal name and permissions checking. Directories are tracked by inodes.

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

Install sxid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sxid

Install sxid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sxid

Install sxid Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install sxid

How To Uninstall sxid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sxid

Uninstall sxid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sxid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sxid

Remove sxid Configurations and Data

To remove sxid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sxid

Remove sxid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sxid

Dependencies

sxid have the following dependencies:

• default-mta
• libc6

References

• sxid website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sxid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.