How to Install and Uninstall rkhunter Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 03,2024

1. Install "rkhunter" package

This tutorial shows how to install rkhunter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rkhunter
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rkhunter" package

Learn how to uninstall rkhunter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rkhunter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rkhunter package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rkhunter
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 984
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Forensics
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4.2-5
Depends: binutils, file, lsof, net-tools, ucf (>= 0.28), perl
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: bsd-mailx | mailutils | heirloom-mailx | mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, iproute2, unhide, unhide.rb, wget | curl
Suggests: liburi-perl, libwww-perl, powermgmt-base
Filename: pool/universe/r/rkhunter/rkhunter_1.4.2-5_all.deb
Size: 198218
MD5sum: a8210464feb76077a70dfbf9cf547a3d
SHA1: b30e822811a2421a2894c9a3ac235b6e3c2d48f7
SHA256: 5a8f89b2500d762a303ae28cc054ada4c809c49e024ff827cd168a9cac3a39b4
Description-en: rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner
Rootkit Hunter scans systems for known and unknown rootkits,
backdoors, sniffers and exploits.
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It checks for:
- SHA256 hash changes;
- files commonly created by rootkits;
- executables with anomalous file permissions;
- suspicious strings in kernel modules;
- hidden files in system directories;
and can optionally scan within files.
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Using rkhunter alone does not guarantee that a system is not
compromised. Running additional tests, such as chkrootkit, is
recommended.
Description-md5: 7a6d48ddb1caefe15280ce7ca3d33e31
Homepage: http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu