How To Install broctl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install broctl on Debian 9.
What is broctl
broctl is:
Bro is primarily a security monitor that inspects all traffic on a link in depth for signs of suspicious activity. More generally, however, Bro supports a wide range of traffic analysis tasks even outside of the security domain, including performance measurements and helping with trouble-shooting.
This package contains broctl, an interactive shell for managing Bro installations.
There are three methods to install broctl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install broctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install broctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install broctl
Install broctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install broctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install broctl
Install broctl 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 broctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install broctl
How To Uninstall broctl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the broctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove broctl
Uninstall broctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall broctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove broctl
Remove broctl Configurations and Data
To remove broctl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge broctl
Remove broctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove broctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge broctl
Dependencies
broctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install broctl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.