How to Install and Uninstall checksecurity Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "checksecurity" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install checksecurity on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall checksecurity on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checksecurity
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checksecurity package on Kali Linux

Package: checksecurity
Version: 2.0.16+nmu4
Installed-Size: 76
Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Replaces: cron
Depends: cron (>= 3.0pl1-74) | anacron | fcron, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, perl (>= 5.8.0), util-linux (>= 2.15~rc1-1)
Recommends: tiger, logcheck, tripwire | integrit | aide | samhain | fcheck, debsecan
Suggests: apt-watch | cron-apt, lockfile-progs
Conflicts: lockfile-progs (<< 0.1.7)
Size: 20052
SHA256: f6c2d97fa6754269265ba78bf16dea38cb54fa0a2f252b18144b47a621f3055a
SHA1: 758bb11316126fe350229d67e45c37a76690a0a3
MD5sum: fe931164ec2c6a5fed366d9648bcad89
Description: basic system security checks
Checksecurity can periodically do some very basic system security checks:
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* check-setuid - scans for insecurely mounted remote file systems,
and tracks changes in setuid programs;
* check-sockets - tracks changes in open ports to detect rogue programs;
* check-passwd - scans for empty or duplicate system accounts;
* check-disfree - scans for mounted filesystems nearing capacity;
* check-iptables-logs - scans logs generated by iptables and look
for intrusion attempts.
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Be aware that these minimal set of checks are no substitute for a full
security auditing and integrity checking system.
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In addition to these checks you are encourage to install additional packages
(listed in "Recommends") to provide more information concerning the security
or vulnerability of your system.
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Installing the suggested package lockfile-progs can help to prevent
the cron jobs running multiple times if something gets jammed.
Description-md5:
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::ids, use::scanning
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/checksecurity/checksecurity_2.0.16+nmu4_all.deb