How To Install libcflow-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcflow-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcflow-perl
libcflow-perl is:
This Perl module implements an API for analyzing flows in raw IP flow files written by cflowd, a package used to collect Cisco NetFlow data.
There are three methods to install libcflow-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcflow-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcflow-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcflow-perl
Install libcflow-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcflow-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcflow-perl
Install libcflow-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcflow-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcflow-perl
How To Uninstall libcflow-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcflow-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcflow-perl
Uninstall libcflow-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcflow-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcflow-perl
Remove libcflow-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcflow-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcflow-perl
Remove libcflow-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcflow-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcflow-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcflow-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
