How To Install bifcl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install bifcl on Debian 11. bifcl is Bro Built-In-Function Compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bifcl on Debian 11.

What is bifcl

bifcl is:

The bifcl program simply takes a .bif file as input and generates C++ header/source files along with a .bro script that all-together provide the declaration and implementation of Bro Built-In-Functions (BIFs), which can then be compiled and shipped as part of a Bro plugin.

A BIF allows one to write arbitrary C++ code and access it via a function call inside a Bro script. In this way, they can also be used to access parts of Bro’s internal C++ API that aren’t already exposed via their own BIFs.

There are three methods to install bifcl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bifcl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bifcl

Install bifcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bifcl

Install bifcl 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 bifcl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bifcl

How To Uninstall bifcl on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove bifcl

Uninstall bifcl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bifcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bifcl

Remove bifcl Configurations and Data

To remove bifcl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bifcl

Remove bifcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bifcl

Dependencies

bifcl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bifcl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.