How To Install ettercap-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ettercap-dbg on Debian 9.
What is ettercap-dbg
ettercap-dbg is:
Ettercap runtime debug symbols.
There are three methods to install ettercap-dbg 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 ettercap-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ettercap-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ettercap-dbg
Install ettercap-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ettercap-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ettercap-dbg
Install ettercap-dbg 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 ettercap-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ettercap-dbg
How To Uninstall ettercap-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ettercap-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ettercap-dbg
Uninstall ettercap-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ettercap-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ettercap-dbg
Remove ettercap-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove ettercap-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ettercap-dbg
Remove ettercap-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ettercap-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ettercap-dbg
Dependencies
ettercap-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ettercap-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.