How To Install usbauth on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usbauth
usbauth is:
It is a firewall against BadUSB attacks. A config file describes in which way USB interfaces would be accepted or denied. To the kernel an interface authorization was developed with this firewall. The firewall sets the authorization mask according to the rules.
There are three methods to install usbauth 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbauth
Install usbauth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbauth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbauth
Install usbauth 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbauth
How To Uninstall usbauth on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usbauth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbauth
Uninstall usbauth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbauth
Remove usbauth Configurations and Data
To remove usbauth configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbauth
Remove usbauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbauth
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
