How To Install hexec on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexec on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hexec
hexec is:
hexec can be used to hook into exec system calls. It evaluates a user defined expression against all hooked exec calls. This expression can contain simple path checks (e.g. -path “*/name”) and even complex bash scripts.
There are three methods to install hexec on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hexec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hexec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexec
Install hexec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexec
Install hexec 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 hexec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexec
How To Uninstall hexec on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hexec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexec
Uninstall hexec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexec
Remove hexec Configurations and Data
To remove hexec configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexec
Remove hexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexec package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
