How To Install libnuclient4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuclient4 on Debian 9. libnuclient4 is authenticating firewall [client library]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuclient4 on Debian 9.

What is libnuclient4

libnuclient4 is:

NuFW is an authenticating firewall based on netfilter’s NFQUEUE target. It allows one to write filtering rules based on user identity, in addition to classical network criteria. Unless other solutions, NuFW uses a strict security model and can apply different access rules to users connected on the same host, for example.

This library provides the library for nufw clients.

There are three methods to install libnuclient4 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 libnuclient4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuclient4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnuclient4

Install libnuclient4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuclient4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnuclient4

Install libnuclient4 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 libnuclient4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnuclient4

How To Uninstall libnuclient4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnuclient4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnuclient4

Uninstall libnuclient4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnuclient4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnuclient4

Remove libnuclient4 Configurations and Data

To remove libnuclient4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnuclient4

Remove libnuclient4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnuclient4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnuclient4

Dependencies

libnuclient4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuclient4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.