How To Install sxid on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 407 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxid on Ubuntu.
What is sxid
sxid is:
This program runs as a cronjob. Basically it tracks any changes in your s[ug]id files and folders. If there are any new ones, ones that aren’t set any more, or they have changed bits or other modes, then it reports the changes. You can also run this manually for spot checking.
It tracks s[ug]id files by SHA-256 checksums. This helps detect if your files have been tampered with, would not show under normal name and permissions checking. Directories are tracked by inodes.
There are three methods to install sxid 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 sxid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sxid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sxid
Install sxid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sxid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sxid
Install sxid 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 sxid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sxid
How To Uninstall sxid on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sxid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sxid
Uninstall sxid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sxid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sxid
Remove sxid Configurations and Data
To remove sxid configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sxid
Remove sxid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sxid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sxid
Dependencies
sxid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxid package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.