How to Install and Uninstall lynis Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "lynis" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lynis on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall lynis on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lynis
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lynis package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: lynis
Version: 2.6.2-1
Installed-Size: 1353
Maintainer: Francisco Manuel Garcia Claramonte
Architecture: all
Depends: e2fsprogs
Recommends: menu
Suggests: dnsutils, apt-listbugs, debsecan, debsums, tripwire, samhain, aide, fail2ban
Description: security auditing tool for Unix based systems
Description-md5: 5d6561d5716457a3540b58d44c18319f
Homepage: http://cisofy.com/lynis/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::integrity, security::log-analyzer, use::checking,
use::monitor
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lynis/lynis_2.6.2-1_all.deb
Size: 220004
MD5sum: 5007f0dc4cdf98d7f9edca7e0c768993
SHA256: 7a9d0b3f20cd21599272d0525dc0c37807b7c62c39ed529107d47309e4ceff32