How to Install and Uninstall chkboot Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "chkboot" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install chkboot on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall chkboot on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chkboot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chkboot package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: chkboot
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Baptiste Beauplat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: zenity, x11-utils
Filename: pool/universe/c/chkboot/chkboot_1.3-7_all.deb
Size: 11456
MD5sum: fd2df2f5c1696f7acc1c836b99983b01
SHA1: 70cf48177de064b95a7456aebad9e40f3595be2c
SHA256: 5339457fbb2814aa1edddafe98a667a78b12bc26774e3c3c9b0aff8b016af9da
SHA512: 9b33830b9da8c5d6085a9e8c364bc6a284d49bf139f5b3fb47be0ee0cf5c7b7a352c6457c41722bce130e050bd7e3aa6b51aa89d9461faa0de0bab1e67817b7d
Homepage: https://github.com/grazzolini/chkboot
Description-en: detection of malicious changes for boot files
chkboot is a set of scripts that will display a notification (console or
graphical) when boot files are tempered with.
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This tool is indented to be used on encrypted disks. In order to get the
operating system to run, parts of the boot process must remains un-encrypted.
chkboot checks that those files have not changed between reboots.
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Since the scripts and the data they generate are stored on the encrypted part
of the disk, any attempts to modify the boot partition between reboots will be
detected.
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Please note that this tool is not effective against rootkit that hides every
boot files modifications or prevents chkboot from functioning properly.
Description-md5: cfa9f8ad81eb8c6f57b408d11439d3e4