How To Install usbauth-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usbauth-notifier
usbauth-notifier is:
A notifier for the usbauth firewall against BadUSB attacks. The user could manually allow or deny USB devices. Every user that wants use the notifier must be added to the usbauth group.
There are three methods to install usbauth-notifier 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 usbauth-notifier Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usbauth-notifier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbauth-notifier
Install usbauth-notifier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbauth-notifier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbauth-notifier
Install usbauth-notifier 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 usbauth-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbauth-notifier
How To Uninstall usbauth-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usbauth-notifier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbauth-notifier
Uninstall usbauth-notifier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbauth-notifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbauth-notifier
Remove usbauth-notifier Configurations and Data
To remove usbauth-notifier configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbauth-notifier
Remove usbauth-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbauth-notifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbauth-notifier
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
