How To Install libfixbuf-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfixbuf-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfixbuf-dev is Implementation of the IPFIX protocol - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfixbuf-dev

libfixbuf-dev is:

libfixbuf is a compliant implementation of the IPFIX Protocol, as defined in RFC 5101. It supports the information model defined in RFC 5102, extended as proposed by RFC 5103 to support information elements for representing biflows. libfixbuf supports UDP, TCP, SCTP, TLS over TCP, and Spread as transport protocols. It also supports operation as an IPFIX File Writer or IPFIX File Reader.

These are the development headers.

There are three methods to install libfixbuf-dev 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 libfixbuf-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf-dev

Install libfixbuf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfixbuf-dev

Install libfixbuf-dev 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 libfixbuf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf-dev

How To Uninstall libfixbuf-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfixbuf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf-dev

Uninstall libfixbuf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf-dev

Remove libfixbuf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfixbuf-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf-dev

Remove libfixbuf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf-dev

Dependencies

libfixbuf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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