How To Install chrootuid on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrootuid on Kali Linux.

What is chrootuid

chrootuid is:

Chrootuid makes it easy to run a network service at low privilege
level and with restricted file system access. The daemons have access only
to their own directory tree, and run under a low-privileged userid.

In the past it has been used to run the gopher and www
(world-wide web) network. It can be used nowadays also for proxy servers.
The arrangement greatly reduces the impact of possible loopholes in
network software.

There are three methods to install chrootuid on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install chrootuid Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chrootuid using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chrootuid

Install chrootuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chrootuid using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chrootuid

Install chrootuid Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install chrootuid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chrootuid

How To Uninstall chrootuid on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chrootuid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chrootuid

Uninstall chrootuid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chrootuid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chrootuid

Remove chrootuid Configurations and Data

To remove chrootuid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chrootuid

Remove chrootuid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chrootuid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chrootuid

Dependencies

chrootuid have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• chrootuid website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrootuid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.