How To Install argus-client on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install argus-client on Debian 11. argus-client is IP network transaction auditing tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argus-client on Debian 11.

What is argus-client

argus-client is:

argus is a network transaction auditing tool that allows the user to easily classify connections using tcpdump(1) compliant expressions. Argus runs as an application level daemon, promiscuously reading network datagrams from a specified interface, and generates network traffic audit records for the network activity that it encounters. Auditing records can be used to ensure that access control policies are being enforced, identify network problems such as denial of service attacks and more.

This package contains the client programs for the argus server. Please see the package argus-server for the appropriate server.

There are three methods to install argus-client 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 argus-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argus-client

Install argus-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argus-client

Install argus-client 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 argus-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argus-client

How To Uninstall argus-client on Debian 11

To uninstall only the argus-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argus-client

Uninstall argus-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argus-client

Remove argus-client Configurations and Data

To remove argus-client configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argus-client

Remove argus-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argus-client

Dependencies

argus-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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