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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "lynis" package

Please follow the steps below to install lynis on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall lynis on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lynis
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lynis package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: lynis
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.9-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marc Dequènes (Duck)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1617
Depends: e2fsprogs
Recommends: menu
Suggests: dnsutils, apt-listbugs, debsecan, debsums, tripwire, samhain, aide, fail2ban
Filename: pool/universe/l/lynis/lynis_3.0.9-1_all.deb
Size: 225768
MD5sum: caadd1e59b920723ffeeecc83443ba5e
SHA1: a4dd10b47de9b148003ed2fdd53a08b8d562d57c
SHA256: 853ac306e4975cdd7dd0517400619f7fbc8ca16a0c512e54336096dd3959c8bb
SHA512: 64b5c8b27a6b682349dd1dad47edf8f79df5df7c023d1cef714eee5e4ffd5e6e54ed8cba0cff5efc76f5f0baa32da86e146988a455d7b3087086b9f9cca4cdce
Homepage: https://cisofy.com/lynis/
Description: security auditing tool for Unix based systems
Description-md5: 5d6561d5716457a3540b58d44c18319f