How To Install libfdcore6 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfdcore6 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfdcore6 is FreeDiameter - library for the Diameter protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdcore6 on Debian 10.

What is libfdcore6

libfdcore6 is:

Diameter is a protocol designed to carry Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) payload. It is an evolution of the RADIUS protocol (as the name suggests).

freeDiameter is an implementation of the Diameter protocol.

This shared library contains the core of the framework. It establishes the network connections with other Diameter peers and performs the tasks described in Diameter Base Protocol, such as watchdogs, basic routing, … It also handles the loading of extensions (see below)

There are three methods to install libfdcore6 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 libfdcore6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdcore6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfdcore6

Install libfdcore6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdcore6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfdcore6

Install libfdcore6 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 libfdcore6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdcore6

How To Uninstall libfdcore6 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfdcore6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfdcore6

Uninstall libfdcore6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfdcore6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdcore6

Remove libfdcore6 Configurations and Data

To remove libfdcore6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdcore6

Remove libfdcore6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfdcore6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdcore6

Dependencies

libfdcore6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdcore6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.