How To Install arpwatch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arpwatch on Debian 9.
What is arpwatch
arpwatch is:
Arpwatch maintains a database of Ethernet MAC addresses seen on the network, with their associated IP pairs. Alerts the system administrator via e-mail if any change happens, such as new station/activity, flip-flops, changed and re-used old addresses.
There are three methods to install arpwatch on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install arpwatch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arpwatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arpwatch
Install arpwatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arpwatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arpwatch
Install arpwatch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install arpwatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arpwatch
How To Uninstall arpwatch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the arpwatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arpwatch
Uninstall arpwatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arpwatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arpwatch
Remove arpwatch Configurations and Data
To remove arpwatch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arpwatch
Remove arpwatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arpwatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arpwatch
Dependencies
arpwatch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arpwatch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
