How To Install libnfnetlink0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libnfnetlink0-dbg is Debugging symbols for libnfnetlink0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnfnetlink0-dbg

libnfnetlink0-dbg is:

libnfnetlink is the low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication. It provides a generic messaging infrastructure for in-kernel netfilter subsystems (such as nfnetlink_log, nfnetlink_queue, nfnetlink_conntrack) and their respective users and/or management tools in userspace.

This package provides the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libnfnetlink0-dbg 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 libnfnetlink0-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfnetlink0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfnetlink0-dbg

Install libnfnetlink0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfnetlink0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnfnetlink0-dbg

Install libnfnetlink0-dbg 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 libnfnetlink0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfnetlink0-dbg

How To Uninstall libnfnetlink0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnfnetlink0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnfnetlink0-dbg

Uninstall libnfnetlink0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfnetlink0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfnetlink0-dbg

Remove libnfnetlink0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libnfnetlink0-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfnetlink0-dbg

Remove libnfnetlink0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnfnetlink0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfnetlink0-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink0-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.