How To Install libnftnl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libnftnl-dev
libnftnl-dev is:
libnftnl is the low-level library for Netfilter 4th generation framework nftables.
Is the user-space library for low-level interaction with nftables Netlink’s API over libmnl.
This package provides development files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libnftnl-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 libnftnl-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 libnftnl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl-dev
Install libnftnl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl-dev
Install libnftnl-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 libnftnl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl-dev
How To Uninstall libnftnl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnftnl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl-dev
Uninstall libnftnl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl-dev
Remove libnftnl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl-dev
Remove libnftnl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl-dev
Dependencies
libnftnl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
