How To Install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnetfilter-log-dev is Development files for libnetfilter-log1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10.

What is libnetfilter-log-dev

libnetfilter-log-dev is:

libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging.

This package provides development files and static libraries.

There are three methods to install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnetfilter-log-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-log-dev

Install libnetfilter-log-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-log-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-log-dev

Install libnetfilter-log-dev 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 libnetfilter-log-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-log-dev

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnetfilter-log-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-log-dev

Uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-log-dev

Remove libnetfilter-log-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnetfilter-log-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-log-dev

Remove libnetfilter-log-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-log-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-log-dev

Dependencies

libnetfilter-log-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.