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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "chkrootkit" package

Please follow the instructions below to install chkrootkit on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall chkrootkit on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


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

Package: chkrootkit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.55-4
Built-Using: glibc (= 2.34-0ubuntu3)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1054
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: binutils, procps, iproute2 | net-tools
Enhances: bcron, biff, bind9, bsdextrautils, busybox-syslogd, citadel-server, coreutils, courier-mta, cron, dma, esmtp-run, exim4-daemon-heavy, exim4-daemon-light, fetchmail, findutils, fingerd, finit-sysv, gpm, grep, hdparm, inetutils-syslogd, inetutils-telnetd, login, lsof, mailutils, masqmail, mingetty, msmtp-mta, net-tools, nullmailer, openbsd-inetd, opensmtpd, openssh-client, openssh-server, passwd, postfix, procps, psmisc, rpcbind, rsh-redone-server, runit-init, ssmtp, systemd-cron, systemd-sysv, sysvinit-core, sysvinit-utils, tar, tcm, tcpd, tcpdump, traceroute, util-linux
Filename: pool/universe/c/chkrootkit/chkrootkit_0.55-4_amd64.deb
Size: 351944
MD5sum: 395009b7b4d3cb659cfc465f750471e4
SHA1: 05d7c16ecb5f1f658895ad1a885eed15a054ed54
SHA256: 9534c1635b61a70469dddba74832dd7aa7b216dd81fa54120eefa41a2c8099b2
SHA512: e4661b11fcb952a62dcfc1492a2403380752643e1d64fd9f6e6b773348afc52eb99b4acf4495576c3a835909771366ce3a390fa6b7f8effd9f452a81af0cf897
Homepage: http://www.chkrootkit.org/
Description: rootkit detector
Description-md5: f02a67f0ef476e80255f1f6b3491753f