How To Install seccomp 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 seccomp on Ubuntu.
What is seccomp
seccomp is:
Provides helper tools for interacting with libseccomp. Currently, only a single tool exists, providing a way to easily enumerate syscalls across the supported architectures.
There are three methods to install seccomp 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 seccomp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install seccomp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seccomp
Install seccomp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seccomp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seccomp
Install seccomp 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 seccomp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seccomp
How To Uninstall seccomp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the seccomp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seccomp
Uninstall seccomp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seccomp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seccomp
Remove seccomp Configurations and Data
To remove seccomp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seccomp
Remove seccomp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seccomp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seccomp
Dependencies
seccomp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seccomp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.