How To Install libfko3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libfko3-dev is FireWall KNock OPerator - development library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfko3-dev

libfko3-dev 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 development library and its headers.

There are three methods to install libfko3-dev 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 libfko3-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 libfko3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfko3-dev

Install libfko3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfko3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfko3-dev

Install libfko3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfko3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfko3-dev

How To Uninstall libfko3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfko3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfko3-dev

Uninstall libfko3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfko3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfko3-dev

Remove libfko3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfko3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfko3-dev

Remove libfko3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfko3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfko3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfko3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.