How To Install libfixbuf-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
