The impetus to remove chkrootkit is a (still embargoed) issue. The output from such a tool can never be conclusive. No tool can report "this host is free of rootkits". When an administrator is suspicious the better suggestion is to save the system image for further inspection and re-install from scratch and restore from backups.
Shell scripting is not the language I would pick for this kind of tool. chkrootkit reports that upstart's /sbin/init is part of the Suckit rootkit (bug #454566) with no one caring enough to fix it for four years. I suspect chkrootkit is of mostly historical interest. Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to chkrootkit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1324111 Title: please remove chkrootkit from main To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chkrootkit/+bug/1324111/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
