How to Install and Uninstall lynis Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "lynis" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lynis on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

Learn how to uninstall lynis on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lynis
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lynis package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: lynis
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marc Dequènes (Duck)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1612
Depends: e2fsprogs
Recommends: menu
Suggests: dnsutils, apt-listbugs, debsecan, debsums, tripwire, samhain, aide, fail2ban
Filename: pool/universe/l/lynis/lynis_3.0.7-1_all.deb
Size: 226616
MD5sum: 8b936579f836b370baf306c539328f25
SHA1: bbadbeaa30ebaf74a14c857d5921786c9420f304
SHA256: 15d189da794c1c213b2e6e6fc0ddde59ac4c49800a929ff9895d4a47c63b5f16
SHA512: 31b4edac42bd432469ce352e305a09b82fbae974f0edecfca6eff5a94a2c06e2eb3a44e480f94ee69fb17cb6da02193df88a42c4a9217953d0ed4a208f273056
Homepage: https://cisofy.com/lynis/
Description: security auditing tool for Unix based systems
Description-md5: 5d6561d5716457a3540b58d44c18319f