How To Install libnftnl4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl4 on Debian 9.
What is libnftnl4
libnftnl4 is:
libnftnl is the low-level library for Netfilter 4th generation framework nftables.
Is the user-space library for low-level interaction with nftables Netlink’s API over libmnl.
There are three methods to install libnftnl4 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 libnftnl4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl4
Install libnftnl4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl4
Install libnftnl4 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 libnftnl4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl4
How To Uninstall libnftnl4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnftnl4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl4
Uninstall libnftnl4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl4
Remove libnftnl4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl4
Remove libnftnl4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl4
Dependencies
libnftnl4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
