How To Install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer on Debian 12.
What is crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
crowdsec-firewall-bouncer is:
This package uses the CrowdSec API to implement decisions at the firewall level via blocklists. It supports both nftables and iptables+ipset (IPv4 and IPv6).
There are three methods to install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer 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 crowdsec-firewall-bouncer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
How To Uninstall crowdsec-firewall-bouncer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the crowdsec-firewall-bouncer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Uninstall crowdsec-firewall-bouncer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crowdsec-firewall-bouncer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer Configurations and Data
To remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
Dependencies
crowdsec-firewall-bouncer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
