How to Install and Uninstall checksec Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "checksec" package

This tutorial shows how to install checksec on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall checksec on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checksec
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checksec package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: checksec
Architecture: all
Version: 2.4.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chen-Ying Kuo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: procps, file, openssl, gawk, binutils
Recommends: curl, wget
Filename: pool/universe/c/checksec/checksec_2.4.0-1_all.deb
Size: 22656
MD5sum: c90a025e4bc7deda2e6f7fdfde6600a9
SHA1: c5a30ea94ab92844a42ba00fc57b50512187618f
SHA256: 27f4bcb780d8c3057233813fb56add4a77b57aca80cdf5fa299abf49536cd01e
SHA512: 2a1cd0eb77e1b90bdb87e392c2ce06eec44f821995bfebdc6bf37a0844cb18bd27d997bdca92d46ab001ecd3578bd7b35aaba3da99d52ee784ab14b66f0a9cbc
Homepage: https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh
Description: Bash script to test executable properties
Description-md5: a97047856b15e3cdb277f4df737b523f