How To Install libbpf4.19 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf4.19 on Debian 10.
What is libbpf4.19
libbpf4.19 is:
libbpf is a library for loading eBPF programs and reading and manipulating eBPF objects from user-space.
There are three methods to install libbpf4.19 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 libbpf4.19 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf4.19 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbpf4.19
Install libbpf4.19 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf4.19 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbpf4.19
Install libbpf4.19 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 libbpf4.19 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbpf4.19
How To Uninstall libbpf4.19 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbpf4.19 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbpf4.19
Uninstall libbpf4.19 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbpf4.19 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpf4.19
Remove libbpf4.19 Configurations and Data
To remove libbpf4.19 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbpf4.19
Remove libbpf4.19 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbpf4.19 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpf4.19
Dependencies
libbpf4.19 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf4.19 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.