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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "paxctld" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall paxctld on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: paxctld
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), lsb-base
Filename: pool/universe/p/paxctld/paxctld_1.2.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 10836
MD5sum: e73f469a312a018c6deda7ec1182dd21
SHA1: 7be32bb7f0ab92018457ce36f109a6d913c9303b
SHA256: c8a58e8ed46d74d1279883cfd8487307fcecb4bba21a486f0a222f82ded09a2f
Homepage: https://grsecurity.net
Description: Daemon to automatically set appropriate PaX flags
Description-md5: 8dfe4f13d53217bbead62afec32d0226