How to Install and Uninstall paxctl Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 21,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "paxctl" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install paxctl on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall paxctl on Kali Linux:


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

Package: paxctl
Source: paxctl (0.9-1)
Version: 0.9-1+b1
Installed-Size: 32
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Size: 11448
SHA256: db32aaf2f0efc72a37a8c8ee77700108a22a5ffd40fc214190b0106b458cc779
SHA1: 1b53c9c04fb5bb8c7a63bc1a480549b7906d636c
MD5sum: d6e1d865b800a364ddb3eb74c29cfd85
Description: new PaX control program for using the PT_PAX_FLAGS marking
paxctl may be used to control PaX flags on a per-binary basis. PaX is a set
of kernel security patches to enhance a system's security. It is part of
grsecurity (linux-patch-grsecurity2), among others.
Description-md5: a0b4bcaf736a0206a04eb6db8534022b
Homepage: http://pax.grsecurity.net/
Tag: admin::kernel, admin::user-management, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: extra
Filename: pool/main/p/paxctl/paxctl_0.9-1+b1_amd64.deb