How To Install nuauth-log-pgsql on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install nuauth-log-pgsql on Debian 9. nuauth-log-pgsql is authenticating firewall [PostgreSQL log module]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nuauth-log-pgsql on Debian 9.

What is nuauth-log-pgsql

nuauth-log-pgsql 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 package adds support for nuauth logging users activity into a PostgreSQL database. You can use this for an SSO solution, too.

There are three methods to install nuauth-log-pgsql 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 nuauth-log-pgsql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nuauth-log-pgsql

Install nuauth-log-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nuauth-log-pgsql

Install nuauth-log-pgsql 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 nuauth-log-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nuauth-log-pgsql

How To Uninstall nuauth-log-pgsql on Debian 9

To uninstall only the nuauth-log-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nuauth-log-pgsql

Uninstall nuauth-log-pgsql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nuauth-log-pgsql

Remove nuauth-log-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove nuauth-log-pgsql configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nuauth-log-pgsql

Remove nuauth-log-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nuauth-log-pgsql

Dependencies

nuauth-log-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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