How To Install libbpf1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf1 on Debian 12.
What is libbpf1
libbpf1 is:
libbpf is a library for loading eBPF programs and reading and manipulating eBPF objects from user-space.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libbpf1 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 libbpf1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbpf1
Install libbpf1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbpf1
Install libbpf1 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 libbpf1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbpf1
How To Uninstall libbpf1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbpf1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbpf1
Uninstall libbpf1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbpf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpf1
Remove libbpf1 Configurations and Data
To remove libbpf1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbpf1
Remove libbpf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbpf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpf1
Dependencies
libbpf1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
