How To Install nfdump-flow-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump-flow-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nfdump-flow-tools
nfdump-flow-tools is:
Imports flows generated by flow-tools to nfdump format.
There are three methods to install nfdump-flow-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nfdump-flow-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump-flow-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfdump-flow-tools
Install nfdump-flow-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump-flow-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfdump-flow-tools
Install nfdump-flow-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump-flow-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfdump-flow-tools
How To Uninstall nfdump-flow-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nfdump-flow-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfdump-flow-tools
Uninstall nfdump-flow-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfdump-flow-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfdump-flow-tools
Remove nfdump-flow-tools Configurations and Data
To remove nfdump-flow-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfdump-flow-tools
Remove nfdump-flow-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfdump-flow-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfdump-flow-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump-flow-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
