How to Install and Uninstall hardening-runtime Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "hardening-runtime" package

This tutorial shows how to install hardening-runtime on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hardening-runtime
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hardening-runtime" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall hardening-runtime on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: hardening-runtime
Architecture: all
Version: 2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Yves-Alexis Perez
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Filename: pool/universe/h/hardening-runtime/hardening-runtime_2_all.deb
Size: 3924
MD5sum: fbd0b7f371fe4644b8cf5a410bc8a909
SHA1: dff408d300fc3fb32602bfd3a8a38bfd445448d4
SHA256: 17942b90f8ab27a3236054bcda898a9c4e3bd2c8a03b93338392a486d73d8232
SHA512: 22f0e62dd37e2acfc88604978217d0d6d4454760673b7d61c0ab8aba14675a8984e591ce5ca7285b5ad7b81de440213ac9a6c4d0318512c64c1501c86ab9b03a
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/corsac/hardening-runtime
Description-en: Runtime hardening configuration files
This package contains configuration files intended to improve at runtime the
hardening of a default Debian installation. It uses Linux kernel
self-protection project recommended settings.
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It supports:
* Linux command line, when using grub
* sysctl
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Some options have side effects on performance or usability, users are
encouraged to tune the configuration files according to README.Debian in order
to fit their system.
Description-md5: da8a98c4f4a46c9c936f13f03441e590