How To Install libndpi-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libndpi-dev on Debian 12.
What is libndpi-dev
libndpi-dev 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 static library and compilation headers.
There are three methods to install libndpi-dev on Debian 12. 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-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 libndpi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libndpi-dev
Install libndpi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libndpi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libndpi-dev
Install libndpi-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libndpi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libndpi-dev
How To Uninstall libndpi-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libndpi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libndpi-dev
Uninstall libndpi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libndpi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndpi-dev
Remove libndpi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libndpi-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libndpi-dev
Remove libndpi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libndpi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libndpi-dev
Dependencies
libndpi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libndpi-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
