How To Install libhtp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtp2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhtp2
libhtp2 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 runtime files for libhtp.
There are three methods to install libhtp2 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 libhtp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhtp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhtp2
Install libhtp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhtp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhtp2
Install libhtp2 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 libhtp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhtp2
How To Uninstall libhtp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhtp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhtp2
Uninstall libhtp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhtp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhtp2
Remove libhtp2 Configurations and Data
To remove libhtp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhtp2
Remove libhtp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhtp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhtp2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtp2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
