How To Install libnussl1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnussl1 on Debian 9. libnussl1 is authenticating firewall [SSL library]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnussl1 on Debian 9.

What is libnussl1

libnussl1 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 an abstraction layer over SSL functions.

There are three methods to install libnussl1 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 libnussl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnussl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnussl1

Install libnussl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnussl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnussl1

Install libnussl1 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 libnussl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnussl1

How To Uninstall libnussl1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnussl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnussl1

Uninstall libnussl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnussl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnussl1

Remove libnussl1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnussl1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnussl1

Remove libnussl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnussl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnussl1

Dependencies

libnussl1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnussl1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.