How to install auditd on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install auditd package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Package Details | |
| Package: | auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 |
| Version: | 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ |
| Description: | User space tools for security auditing The audit package contains the user space utilities for storing and searching the audit records generated by the audit subsystem in the Linux 2.6 kernel. . Also contains the audit dispatcher "audisp". |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L auditd [1mdpkg-query:[0m package 'auditd' is not installed Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6:
After system update use the following command to install auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6:
sudo apt-get install auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Following command is used to remove the auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
This will remove auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with auditd Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:2.8.5-2ubuntu6 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.