How To Install broctl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install broctl on Debian 9. broctl is interactive shell for managing Bro installations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install broctl on Debian 9.

What is broctl

broctl is:

Bro is primarily a security monitor that inspects all traffic on a link in depth for signs of suspicious activity. More generally, however, Bro supports a wide range of traffic analysis tasks even outside of the security domain, including performance measurements and helping with trouble-shooting.

This package contains broctl, an interactive shell for managing Bro installations.

There are three methods to install broctl 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 broctl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install broctl

Install broctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install broctl

Install broctl 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 broctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install broctl

How To Uninstall broctl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove broctl

Uninstall broctl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall broctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove broctl

Remove broctl Configurations and Data

To remove broctl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge broctl

Remove broctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge broctl

Dependencies

broctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install broctl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.