How To Install libfixbuf9 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf9 on Kali Linux.

What is libfixbuf9

libfixbuf9 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.

This is the shared library.

There are three methods to install libfixbuf9 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 libfixbuf9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf9

Install libfixbuf9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfixbuf9

Install libfixbuf9 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf9

How To Uninstall libfixbuf9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfixbuf9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf9

Uninstall libfixbuf9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfixbuf9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf9

Remove libfixbuf9 Configurations and Data

To remove libfixbuf9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf9

Remove libfixbuf9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfixbuf9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf9

Dependencies

libfixbuf9 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfixbuf9 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.