How To Install libhtp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhtp-dev
libhtp-dev is:
The HTP Library is an HTTP normalizer and parser. This integrates and provides very advanced processing of HTTP streams for Suricata. The HTP library is required by the engine, but may also be used independently in a range of applications and tools.
This package provides the development files for libhtp.
There are three methods to install libhtp-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 libhtp-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 libhtp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhtp-dev
Install libhtp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhtp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhtp-dev
Install libhtp-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 libhtp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhtp-dev
How To Uninstall libhtp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhtp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhtp-dev
Uninstall libhtp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhtp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhtp-dev
Remove libhtp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhtp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhtp-dev
Remove libhtp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhtp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhtp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
