How To Install libndpi-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndpi-bin on Debian 9. libndpi-bin is extensible deep packet inspection library - ndpiReader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndpi-bin on Debian 9.

What is libndpi-bin

libndpi-bin is:

nDPI is a ntop-maintained superset of the popular OpenDPI library. Released under the LGPL license, its goal is to extend the original library by adding new protocols that are otherwise available only on the paid version of OpenDPI.

nDPI has also been modified to be suitable for traffic monitoring applications, by disabling specific features that slow down the DPI engine while being them un-necessary for network traffic monitoring.

With nDPI, it is possible to both detect known protocols on non-standard ports (e.g. detect http non ports other than 80), and also the opposite.

This package contains the ndpiReader binary.

There are three methods to install libndpi-bin on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libndpi-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libndpi-bin

Install libndpi-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libndpi-bin

Install libndpi-bin 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libndpi-bin

How To Uninstall libndpi-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libndpi-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libndpi-bin

Uninstall libndpi-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libndpi-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndpi-bin

Remove libndpi-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libndpi-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libndpi-bin

Remove libndpi-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libndpi-bin

Dependencies

libndpi-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndpi-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.