How To Install libfixbuf-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools on Kali Linux.
What is libfixbuf-tools
libfixbuf-tools 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.
ipfixDump is a command line tool for printing the contents of an IPFIX file as text.
There are three methods to install libfixbuf-tools on Kali Linux. 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-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf-toolsInstall libfixbuf-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfixbuf-toolsInstall libfixbuf-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf-toolsHow To Uninstall libfixbuf-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfixbuf-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf-toolsUninstall libfixbuf-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfixbuf-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf-toolsRemove libfixbuf-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libfixbuf-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf-toolsRemove libfixbuf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfixbuf-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf-toolsDependencies
libfixbuf-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.