How To Install libseccomp2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp2 on Ubuntu.
What is libseccomp2
libseccomp2 is:
This library provides a high level interface to constructing, analyzing and installing seccomp filters via a BPF passed to the Linux Kernel’s prctl() syscall.
There are three methods to install libseccomp2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libseccomp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libseccomp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libseccomp2
Install libseccomp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libseccomp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libseccomp2
Install libseccomp2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libseccomp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libseccomp2
How To Uninstall libseccomp2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libseccomp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libseccomp2
Uninstall libseccomp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libseccomp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libseccomp2
Remove libseccomp2 Configurations and Data
To remove libseccomp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libseccomp2
Remove libseccomp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libseccomp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libseccomp2
Dependencies
libseccomp2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.