How to Install and Uninstall chkboot Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "chkboot" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install chkboot on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall chkboot on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: chkboot
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3-8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Baptiste Beauplat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: zenity, x11-utils
Filename: pool/universe/c/chkboot/chkboot_1.3-8_all.deb
Size: 11664
MD5sum: 28ad6f29a6de3891d6e3dab7d627b578
SHA1: 191c05ffe0ccd0fc0e7c4bf76c1f9345f1c8bb1f
SHA256: a7449f6fcb6aadfeb8ce692eef435e5f94f8ef309340d268f71fce72a67e4907
SHA512: bccfb37523026f4a7ffafac1d33236a59c00d8dfef5c1f65d27b272581771361b72a2180c318ecb7eea82057aa16afb00cf26d4ac7d98da08057ed6c967a5c7e
Homepage: https://github.com/grazzolini/chkboot
Description: detection of malicious changes for boot files
Description-md5: cfa9f8ad81eb8c6f57b408d11439d3e4