How to Install and Uninstall lynis Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "lynis" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lynis on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall lynis on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: lynis
Version: 3.0.2-1
Installed-Size: 1588
Maintainer: Marc Dequènes (Duck)
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: https://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_3.0.2-1_all.deb
Size: 260772
MD5sum: 1403e2f8e3a9aae49e22bf33dc9bb51d
SHA256: 3ad03ce08a219ee52874bac6723dfdc4c69b0779ed39abe162b39330fcf58a42