How to Install and Uninstall chkrootkit Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "chkrootkit" package

Please follow the instructions below to install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall chkrootkit on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: chkrootkit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.58b-1
Built-Using: glibc (= 2.38-3ubuntu1)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 992
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: binutils, procps, iproute2 | net-tools, systemd-sysv | cron | anacron | cron-daemon, mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent
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, rust-findutils, ssmtp, systemd-cron, systemd-sysv, sysvinit-core, sysvinit-utils, tar, tcm, tcpd, tcpdump, traceroute, util-linux
Filename: pool/universe/c/chkrootkit/chkrootkit_0.58b-1_amd64.deb
Size: 353004
MD5sum: 544f26c1e84cec4969c9a3fe4704c4e3
SHA1: 5be716595b8209744a8bcf6239d1d5c708331cdd
SHA256: a3109453a4d14e22f1e2020830e29d11ce047001f459cfb63697ee1c3b3c939c
SHA512: 6812767d7ea7e676688aae5da07cddd7b0d8efd909b7f34466295139c093a65dfded1cf530b601a05598818db5149746d4f934a0c3b151d61a6201ad1fdec5cc
Homepage: https://www.chkrootkit.org/
Description: rootkit detector
Description-md5: f02a67f0ef476e80255f1f6b3491753f