How To Install libhyperscan4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhyperscan4 on Debian 9.
What is libhyperscan4
libhyperscan4 is:
Hyperscan is a high-performance multiple regex matching library. It follows the regular expression syntax of the commonly-used libpcre library, but is a standalone library with its own C API. Hyperscan uses hybrid automata techniques to allow simultaneous matching of large numbers (up to tens of thousands) of regular expressions and for the matching of regular expressions across streams of data. Hyperscan is typically used in a DPI library stack.
libhyperscan only runs on processors with at least SSSE3 support.
There are three methods to install libhyperscan4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhyperscan4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhyperscan4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhyperscan4
Install libhyperscan4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhyperscan4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhyperscan4
Install libhyperscan4 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 libhyperscan4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhyperscan4
How To Uninstall libhyperscan4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libhyperscan4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhyperscan4
Uninstall libhyperscan4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhyperscan4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhyperscan4
Remove libhyperscan4 Configurations and Data
To remove libhyperscan4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhyperscan4
Remove libhyperscan4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhyperscan4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhyperscan4
Dependencies
libhyperscan4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhyperscan4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
