How To Install bpftool on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bpftool on Debian 11.
What is bpftool
bpftool is:
The bpftool command allows for inspection and simple modification of Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) objects on the system.
There are three methods to install bpftool 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 bpftool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bpftool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bpftool
Install bpftool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bpftool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bpftool
Install bpftool 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 bpftool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bpftool
How To Uninstall bpftool on Debian 11
To uninstall only the bpftool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bpftool
Uninstall bpftool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bpftool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpftool
Remove bpftool Configurations and Data
To remove bpftool configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bpftool
Remove bpftool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bpftool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpftool
Dependencies
bpftool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bpftool package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.