How To Install bro-pkg on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro-pkg on Debian 10.
What is bro-pkg
bro-pkg is:
The Bro Package Manager makes it easy for Bro users to install and manage third party scripts as well as plugins for Bro and BroControl.
This package installs the executable and support files.
There are three methods to install bro-pkg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bro-pkg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bro-pkg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bro-pkg
Install bro-pkg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bro-pkg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bro-pkg
Install bro-pkg 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 bro-pkg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bro-pkg
How To Uninstall bro-pkg on Debian 10
To uninstall only the bro-pkg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bro-pkg
Uninstall bro-pkg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bro-pkg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bro-pkg
Remove bro-pkg Configurations and Data
To remove bro-pkg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bro-pkg
Remove bro-pkg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bro-pkg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bro-pkg
Dependencies
bro-pkg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro-pkg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.