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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "execstack" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install execstack on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall execstack on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                execstack
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the execstack package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: execstack
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0.20131005-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: prelink
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Geoffrey Thomas
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.131), libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Conflicts: prelink (<< 0.0.20090311-2)
Replaces: prelink
Filename: pool/universe/p/prelink/execstack_0.0.20131005-1_amd64.deb
Size: 74386
MD5sum: efe19df58e26f7cd1622538f480a0e9d
SHA1: 9f3ae2579b202aec41dc3f0e33963d9b49752221
SHA256: 02cea38ea0a267a230f2e9fd10840a178d4849f419dc33705046f8bfb1d1694f
Description: ELF GNU_STACK program header editing utility
Description-md5: b4977f65448ec7a7e1fca51450d83efb