How To Install libfko3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3 on Debian 11. libfko3 is FireWall KNock OPerator - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3 on Debian 11.

What is libfko3

libfko3 is:

The FireWall KNock OPerator implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA), based on Netfilter and libpcap.

Its main application is to protect services such as OpenSSH with an additional layer of security in order to make the exploitation of vulnerabilities (both 0-day and unpatched code) much more difficult.

The authorization server passively listens for authorization packets via libpcap, so there is no service listening for network connections on the traditional port. Access to a protected service is only granted after a valid encrypted and non-replayed packet is detected.

This package provides the runtime library for fwknop (written inC).

There are three methods to install libfko3 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 libfko3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfko3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfko3

Install libfko3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfko3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfko3

Install libfko3 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 libfko3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfko3

How To Uninstall libfko3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfko3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfko3

Uninstall libfko3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfko3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfko3

Remove libfko3 Configurations and Data

To remove libfko3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfko3

Remove libfko3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfko3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfko3

Dependencies

libfko3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.