How to Install and Uninstall chkboot Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "chkboot" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall chkboot on Kali Linux:


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

Package: chkboot
Version: 1.3-8.1
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Baptiste Beauplat
Architecture: all
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: zenity, x11-utils
Size: 11468
SHA256: 2e08488999f54cc966b44d25297233933a54d5ccf766e619a9a941fe55ed8bb9
SHA1: 7c9b8f920fe72c0313b00a95aa05c1f298684f00
MD5sum: 094ef74deec20bb468c8622194350d53
Description: detection of malicious changes for boot files
chkboot is a set of scripts that will display a notification (console or
graphical) when boot files are tempered with.
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This tool is indented to be used on encrypted disks. In order to get the
operating system to run, parts of the boot process must remains un-encrypted.
chkboot checks that those files have not changed between reboots.
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Since the scripts and the data they generate are stored on the encrypted part
of the disk, any attempts to modify the boot partition between reboots will be
detected.
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Please note that this tool is not effective against rootkit that hides every
boot files modifications or prevents chkboot from functioning properly.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/grazzolini/chkboot
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/chkboot/chkboot_1.3-8.1_all.deb