Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install auditd on Kali Linux.
What is auditd
auditd is:
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”.
There are three methods to install auditd 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 auditd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install auditd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install auditdInstall auditd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install auditd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install auditdInstall auditd 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install auditd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install auditdHow To Uninstall auditd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the auditd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove auditdUninstall auditd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall auditd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove auditdRemove auditd Configurations and Data
To remove auditd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge auditdRemove auditd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove auditd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge auditdDependencies
auditd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install auditd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
