How to Install and Uninstall checksec Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the checksec on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "checksec" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install checksec on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall checksec on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 checksec package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: checksec
Architecture: all
Version: 2.4.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chen-Ying Kuo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: procps, file, openssl, gawk, binutils
Recommends: curl, wget
Filename: pool/universe/c/checksec/checksec_2.4.0-1_all.deb
Size: 22656
MD5sum: c90a025e4bc7deda2e6f7fdfde6600a9
SHA1: c5a30ea94ab92844a42ba00fc57b50512187618f
SHA256: 27f4bcb780d8c3057233813fb56add4a77b57aca80cdf5fa299abf49536cd01e
SHA512: 2a1cd0eb77e1b90bdb87e392c2ce06eec44f821995bfebdc6bf37a0844cb18bd27d997bdca92d46ab001ecd3578bd7b35aaba3da99d52ee784ab14b66f0a9cbc
Homepage: https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh
Description: Bash script to test executable properties
Description-md5: a97047856b15e3cdb277f4df737b523f