How To Install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is chkrootkit
chkrootkit is:
The chkrootkit security scanner searches for signs that the system is infected with a ‘rootkit’. Rootkits are a form of malware that seek to exploit security flaws to grant unauthorised access to a computer or its services, generally for malicious purposes.
chkrootkit can identify signs of over 70 different rootkits (see the project’s website for a list).
Please note that an automated tool like chkrootkit can never guarantee a system is uncompromised. Nor does every report always signify a genuine problem: human judgement and further investigation will always be needed to assure the security of your system.
There are three methods to install chkrootkit 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 chkrootkit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chkrootkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chkrootkit
Install chkrootkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chkrootkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chkrootkit
Install chkrootkit 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 chkrootkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chkrootkit
How To Uninstall chkrootkit on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the chkrootkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chkrootkit
Uninstall chkrootkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chkrootkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chkrootkit
Remove chkrootkit Configurations and Data
To remove chkrootkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chkrootkit
Remove chkrootkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chkrootkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chkrootkit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkrootkit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
