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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "paxctl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install paxctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall paxctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: paxctl
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/p/paxctl/paxctl_0.9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 10290
MD5sum: 09e3a1260d01fadef11cbe40d2e8957e
SHA1: 4755fc4ed35d57d5d9dfb61e35260c6da1af9fed
SHA256: 88d6141388d3084ba80cbba979f8e343f37bae1d9e3986badef09474b5c81a27
Description-en: new PaX control program for using the PT_PAX_FLAGS marking
paxctl may be used to control PaX flags on a per-binary basis. PaX is a set
of kernel security patches to enhance a system's security. It is part of
grsecurity (linux-patch-grsecurity2), among others.
Description-md5: a0b4bcaf736a0206a04eb6db8534022b
Homepage: http://pax.grsecurity.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu