How To Install libnftnl11 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl11 on Debian 11. libnftnl11 is Netfilter nftables userspace API library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl11 on Debian 11.

What is libnftnl11

libnftnl11 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.

There are three methods to install libnftnl11 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnftnl11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl11

Install libnftnl11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnftnl11

Install libnftnl11 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 libnftnl11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl11

How To Uninstall libnftnl11 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libnftnl11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnftnl11

Uninstall libnftnl11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnftnl11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl11

Remove libnftnl11 Configurations and Data

To remove libnftnl11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl11

Remove libnftnl11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnftnl11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl11

Dependencies

libnftnl11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.