How To Install libnfnetlink0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnfnetlink0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnfnetlink0 is Netfilter netlink library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink0 on Debian 10.

What is libnfnetlink0

libnfnetlink0 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.

There are three methods to install libnfnetlink0 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 libnfnetlink0 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfnetlink0

Install libnfnetlink0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnfnetlink0

Install libnfnetlink0 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 libnfnetlink0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfnetlink0

How To Uninstall libnfnetlink0 on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libnfnetlink0

Uninstall libnfnetlink0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfnetlink0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfnetlink0

Remove libnfnetlink0 Configurations and Data

To remove libnfnetlink0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfnetlink0

Remove libnfnetlink0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfnetlink0

Dependencies

libnfnetlink0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.