How To Install libfko-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libfko-doc is FireWall KNock OPerator - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfko-doc

libfko-doc is:

The FireWall KNock OPerator implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA), based on Netfilter and libpcap.

Its main application is to protect services such as OpenSSH with an additional layer of security in order to make the exploitation of vulnerabilities (both 0-day and unpatched code) much more difficult.

The authorization server passively listens for authorization packets via libpcap, so there is no service listening for network connections on the traditional port. Access to a protected service is only granted after a valid encrypted and non-replayed packet is detected.

This package provides the library documentation.

There are three methods to install libfko-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfko-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfko-doc

Install libfko-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfko-doc

Install libfko-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfko-doc

How To Uninstall libfko-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfko-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfko-doc

Uninstall libfko-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfko-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfko-doc

Remove libfko-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libfko-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfko-doc

Remove libfko-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfko-doc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.