How To Install libnftnl4-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl4-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libnftnl4-dbg
libnftnl4-dbg 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 the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install libnftnl4-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnftnl4-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 libnftnl4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl4-dbg
Install libnftnl4-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl4-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl4-dbg
Install libnftnl4-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl4-dbg
How To Uninstall libnftnl4-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnftnl4-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl4-dbg
Uninstall libnftnl4-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl4-dbg
Remove libnftnl4-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl4-dbg
Remove libnftnl4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl4-dbg
Dependencies
libnftnl4-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl4-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.