How To Install libfixbuf-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools on Debian 11. libfixbuf-tools is Implementation of the IPFIX protocol - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools on Debian 11.

What is libfixbuf-tools

libfixbuf-tools is:

libfixbuf is a compliant implementation of the IPFIX Protocol, as defined in RFC 5101. It supports the information model defined in RFC 5102, extended as proposed by RFC 5103 to support information elements for representing biflows. libfixbuf supports UDP, TCP, SCTP, TLS over TCP, and Spread as transport protocols. It also supports operation as an IPFIX File Writer or IPFIX File Reader.

ipfixDump is a command line tool for printing the contents of an IPFIX file as text.

There are three methods to install libfixbuf-tools 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 libfixbuf-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf-tools

Install libfixbuf-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfixbuf-tools

Install libfixbuf-tools 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 libfixbuf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf-tools

How To Uninstall libfixbuf-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfixbuf-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf-tools

Uninstall libfixbuf-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf-tools

Remove libfixbuf-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libfixbuf-tools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf-tools

Remove libfixbuf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf-tools

Dependencies

libfixbuf-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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