How to Install and Uninstall usbguard Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "usbguard" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall usbguard on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: usbguard
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.2+ds-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Muri Nicanor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap-ng0, libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.26.0), libseccomp2 (>= 0.0.0~20120605), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libusbguard0, dbus
Filename: pool/universe/u/usbguard/usbguard_0.7.2+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 114760
MD5sum: 780a6643d3fccc2b68033cd13e4d6aa5
SHA1: 15ceff397d9ddb3eda591ade70daf218eac9bbb6
SHA256: be74e6b2a080182de4ac881259460b6e1f08ce397729c4248a5f0626b077748b
Homepage: https://dkopecek.github.io/usbguard/
Description: USB device authorization policy framework
Description-md5: 97c97ef663b5f4d77370b3351b56089a