How To Install binpac on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binpac on Ubuntu 20.04. binpac is high level protocol parser language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binpac on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is binpac

binpac is:

BinPAC is a high level language for describing protocol parsers and generates C++ code. It is currently maintained and distributed with the Bro Network Security Monitor distribution, however, the generated parsers may be used with other programs besides Bro.

There are three methods to install binpac on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install binpac Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install binpac

Install binpac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install binpac

Install binpac 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 binpac using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binpac

How To Uninstall binpac on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove binpac

Uninstall binpac And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binpac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binpac

Remove binpac Configurations and Data

To remove binpac configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binpac

Remove binpac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binpac

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binpac package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.