How to Install and Uninstall pax-utils Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "pax-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pax-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pax-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pax-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pax-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pax-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pax-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: pax-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tomasz Buchert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 261
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10)
Suggests: paxctl
Filename: pool/universe/p/pax-utils/pax-utils_1.2.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 76216
MD5sum: 839ca3c8019d7e5751e46084422b87d4
SHA1: 1ec56774e280cbc03442852d1c92d6734d96f95c
SHA256: df64e1519380b0743c41161f8829798beb675b9ee7bbea4729aa5cb5562f86d4
Homepage: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/PaX_Utilities
Description: Security-focused ELF files checking tool
Description-md5: 2d5221c971b1272ce14a14f4107275a2