How to Install and Uninstall auditd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "auditd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install auditd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install auditd

2. Uninstall "auditd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall auditd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove auditd $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the auditd package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: auditd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: audit
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laurent Bigonville
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 688
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), mawk | gawk, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.8), libauparse0 (>= 1:2.8), libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: audispd-plugins
Filename: pool/main/a/audit/auditd_2.8.5-2ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 196200
MD5sum: 70b5fdb819066d26a26de753e4bc0e0a
SHA1: a8e4da14ae727d3576ddeff77d329dc41031901e
SHA256: 3ddfcbb88001810307903781d7310e002fe0521eee43f088b90b4230e955da54
Homepage: https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/
Description: User space tools for security auditing
Description-md5: 77aaff86394a1a8da0659fa99413f455