How To Install libnids1.21 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids1.21 on Debian 10.
What is libnids1.21
libnids1.21 is:
Libnids is a library that provides the functionality of one of the NIDS (Network Intrusion Detection System) components, namely E-component. Libnids code watches all local network traffic, cooks received datagrams a bit, and provides convenient information about them to the NIDS analyzing modules. Libnids performs assembly of TCP segments into TCP streams, IP defragmentation, and TCP port scan detection.
There are three methods to install libnids1.21 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 libnids1.21 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnids1.21 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnids1.21
Install libnids1.21 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnids1.21 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnids1.21
Install libnids1.21 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 libnids1.21 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnids1.21
How To Uninstall libnids1.21 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libnids1.21 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnids1.21
Uninstall libnids1.21 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnids1.21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnids1.21
Remove libnids1.21 Configurations and Data
To remove libnids1.21 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnids1.21
Remove libnids1.21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnids1.21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnids1.21
Dependencies
libnids1.21 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids1.21 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
