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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rkhunter" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rkhunter on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall rkhunter on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

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