How To Install libpacketdump3-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacketdump3-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpacketdump3-dev
libpacketdump3-dev is:
This package contains development headers and other ancillary files for the libpacketdump library.
libpacketdump provides a library which can parse packets and display the packet contents in a nice human-readable form. The output is similar to that produced by tcpdump, although the formatting is somewhat more verbose.
libpacketdump is developed by the WAND Network Research Group at Waikato University in New Zealand.
There are three methods to install libpacketdump3-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 libpacketdump3-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 libpacketdump3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpacketdump3-dev
Install libpacketdump3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacketdump3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpacketdump3-dev
Install libpacketdump3-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 libpacketdump3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpacketdump3-dev
How To Uninstall libpacketdump3-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpacketdump3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpacketdump3-dev
Uninstall libpacketdump3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpacketdump3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpacketdump3-dev
Remove libpacketdump3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpacketdump3-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpacketdump3-dev
Remove libpacketdump3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpacketdump3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpacketdump3-dev
Dependencies
libpacketdump3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacketdump3-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
