How to Install and Uninstall chkrootkit Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "chkrootkit" package

Please follow the guidance below to install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall chkrootkit on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chkrootkit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chkrootkit package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: chkrootkit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.57-2
Built-Using: glibc (= 2.37-0ubuntu2)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 968
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: binutils, procps, iproute2 | net-tools, systemd-sysv | cron | anacron | cron-daemon, mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Enhances: bcron, biff, bind9, bsdextrautils, busybox-syslogd, citadel-server, coreutils, courier-mta, cron, dma, esmtp-run, exim4-daemon-heavy, exim4-daemon-light, fetchmail, findutils, fingerd, finit-sysv, gpm, grep, hdparm, inetutils-syslogd, inetutils-telnetd, login, lsof, mailutils, masqmail, mingetty, msmtp-mta, net-tools, nullmailer, openbsd-inetd, opensmtpd, openssh-client, openssh-server, passwd, postfix, procps, psmisc, rpcbind, rsh-redone-server, runit-init, ssmtp, systemd-cron, systemd-sysv, sysvinit-core, sysvinit-utils, tar, tcm, tcpd, tcpdump, traceroute, util-linux
Filename: pool/universe/c/chkrootkit/chkrootkit_0.57-2_amd64.deb
Size: 341376
MD5sum: 603361fe189a87bb2275adb04f748ac5
SHA1: 6074683b3011ed7875e790bb642a3eb3cebaf27a
SHA256: 4f393cd3b7d71fa2a557b876edbdd58369799c65fb6f058db85008f8d270c80d
SHA512: 6f5f1bc0afdba37fa6aecb8858994ac2710c0736ec6c211728c1c309e5672d52ddbf83a36dd278bb0999e5f5e34a9ac1a8b8363a2df4dccb9c9d70c18d4e3a59
Homepage: http://www.chkrootkit.org/
Description: rootkit detector
Description-md5: f02a67f0ef476e80255f1f6b3491753f