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

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rkhunter 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 "rkhunter" package

This guide let you learn how to install rkhunter 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 "rkhunter" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall rkhunter on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rkhunter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rkhunter package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: rkhunter
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4.6-10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1081
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
Depends: binutils, file, lsof, net-tools, ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, perl:any
Recommends: bsd-mailx | mailutils | s-nail | mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, e2fsprogs, iproute2, unhide, unhide.rb, wget | curl
Suggests: liburi-perl, libwww-perl, powermgmt-base
Filename: pool/universe/r/rkhunter/rkhunter_1.4.6-10_all.deb
Size: 219588
MD5sum: 17013fbf7a05ff5b5e1174bfb5207da2
SHA1: d22b0867d90532f228c8c88d2b6162689c9fbf83
SHA256: 1fe369442c8fae7cb44bfb601d4ca90f5b1dc16a59c29d65738a4de682fb21fc
SHA512: 46419f125dd2a68159c0083ced96dc67d5ddb6d47daaa4f5b608b11dd3ecaa4d33cebee70ab38616d4b3c7b4261a3080f683355f41c77266ea1abb3c155e1e35
Homepage: http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net
Description: rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner
Description-md5: 7a6d48ddb1caefe15280ce7ca3d33e31