How To Install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10.
What is libnetfilter-log-dev
libnetfilter-log-dev is:
libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging.
This package provides development files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnetfilter-log-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 libnetfilter-log-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-log-dev
Install libnetfilter-log-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-log-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-log-dev
Install libnetfilter-log-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 libnetfilter-log-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-log-dev
How To Uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libnetfilter-log-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-log-dev
Uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetfilter-log-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-log-dev
Remove libnetfilter-log-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetfilter-log-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-log-dev
Remove libnetfilter-log-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-log-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-log-dev
Dependencies
libnetfilter-log-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.