How To Install frr-rpki-rtrlib on Debian 12

Learn how to install frr-rpki-rtrlib on Debian 12 with this tutorial. frr-rpki-rtrlib is FRRouting suite - BGP RPKI support (rtrlib)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-rpki-rtrlib on Debian 12.

What is frr-rpki-rtrlib

frr-rpki-rtrlib is:

Adds RPKI support to FRR’s bgpd, allowing validation of BGP routes against cryptographic information stored in WHOIS databases. This is used to prevent hijacking of networks on the wider internet. It is only relevant to internet service providers using their own autonomous system number.

There are three methods to install frr-rpki-rtrlib 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 frr-rpki-rtrlib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install frr-rpki-rtrlib

Install frr-rpki-rtrlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install frr-rpki-rtrlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install frr-rpki-rtrlib

Install frr-rpki-rtrlib 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 frr-rpki-rtrlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install frr-rpki-rtrlib

How To Uninstall frr-rpki-rtrlib on Debian 12

To uninstall only the frr-rpki-rtrlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove frr-rpki-rtrlib

Uninstall frr-rpki-rtrlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall frr-rpki-rtrlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove frr-rpki-rtrlib

Remove frr-rpki-rtrlib Configurations and Data

To remove frr-rpki-rtrlib configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge frr-rpki-rtrlib

Remove frr-rpki-rtrlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove frr-rpki-rtrlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frr-rpki-rtrlib

Dependencies

frr-rpki-rtrlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-rpki-rtrlib package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.