How To Install Lynis On Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

How To Install Lynis On Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

lynis

security auditing tool for Unix based systems

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Maintainer: Francisco Manuel Garcia Claramonte
Email: [email protected] .
Website: https://cisofy.com/lynis/
Section: utils

Install lynis

  • Debian apt-get install lynis Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install lynis Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S lynis Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install lynis Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install lynis Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install lynis Click to copy
  • macOS brew install lynis Click to copy

lynis

security auditing tool for Unix based systems

Lynis is an auditing tool for hardening GNU/Linux and Unix based systems. It scans the system configuration and creates an overview of system information and security issues usable by professional auditors. It can assist in automated audits. Lynis can be used in addition to other software, like security scanners, system benchmarking and fine-tuning tools.

To install the latest version of lynis in your favorite operating system just copy the lynis installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of lynis 2026 package in your OS.