How To Install libfdproto6 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdproto6 on Debian 11. libfdproto6 is Library for manipulating Diameter messages and dictionary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdproto6 on Debian 11.

What is libfdproto6

libfdproto6 is:

Diameter is a protocol designed to carry Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) payload. It is an evolution of the RADIUS protocol (as the name suggests).

freeDiameter is an implementation of the Diameter protocol

The shared library libfdproto provides the functions to manipulate Diameter messages and dictionary. This library is meant to be re-used by other projects that would require parsing or manipulating Diameter messages.

There are three methods to install libfdproto6 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfdproto6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdproto6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfdproto6

Install libfdproto6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdproto6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfdproto6

Install libfdproto6 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 libfdproto6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdproto6

How To Uninstall libfdproto6 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfdproto6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfdproto6

Uninstall libfdproto6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfdproto6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdproto6

Remove libfdproto6 Configurations and Data

To remove libfdproto6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdproto6

Remove libfdproto6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfdproto6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdproto6

Dependencies

libfdproto6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdproto6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.