How to Install and Uninstall debsecan Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "debsecan" package

This is a short guide on how to install debsecan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall debsecan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 debsecan package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: debsecan
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.20.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Florian Weimer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 109
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python3:any, python3-apt, ca-certificates
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon, default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/d/debsecan/debsecan_0.4.20.1_all.deb
Size: 30384
MD5sum: a41cffa7b2b599bf3ae7b337e7f0d7de
SHA1: 962b552c6008bab89ee0ecc23f1aa9e1c2faeca4
SHA256: 53c1dff328e62eb547178cb1bac01e241697bc6200e4c2344f5b5329cf695b44
SHA512: 6efb7ca52d6763b34625afa4671caed67115dd88a333e43bc1190da53d8951bdc1bc11dcf2b18c4aea3f89d26a471104ad2fbc6291abbc922ad1b33a038e74ab
Homepage: https://security-team.debian.org/security_tracker.html
Description-en: Debian Security Analyzer
debsecan is a tool to generate a list of vulnerabilities which affect
a particular Debian installation. debsecan runs on the host which is
to be checked, and downloads vulnerability information over the
Internet. It can send mail to interested parties when new
vulnerabilities are discovered or when security updates become
available.
Description-md5: 02c585842f4cdb670bd20e06b66ecc85