How to Install and Uninstall debsecan Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "debsecan" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install debsecan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall debsecan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                debsecan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the debsecan package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: debsecan
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 153
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Florian Weimer
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.18
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python (>= 2.3), python-apt, ca-certificates
Recommends: cron, exim4 | mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/d/debsecan/debsecan_0.4.18_all.deb
Size: 33856
MD5sum: 50fec8419307032dc8b4cf18b124220b
SHA1: 1625ffa9da8eba823b76fc5a17c48ee4cbed43ea
SHA256: 10d726bccb85166e6ba1ec498dc76137009b1ed57a5c476c7a04e3b262371ef8
Description-en: Debian Security Analyzer
debsecan is a tool to generate a list of vulnerabilities which affect
a particular Debian installation. debsecan runs on the host which is
to be checked, and downloads vulnerability information over the
Internet. It can send mail to interested parties when new
vulnerabilities are discovered or when security updates become
available.
Description-md5: 02c585842f4cdb670bd20e06b66ecc85
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu