How To Install libtins3.4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins3.4 on Debian 9.
What is libtins3.4
libtins3.4 is:
libtins is a high-level, multiplatform C++ network packet sniffing and crafting library. Its main purpose is to provide the C++ developer an easy, efficient, platform and endianess-independent way to create tools which need to send, receive and manipulate network packets.
There are three methods to install libtins3.4 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 libtins3.4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtins3.4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtins3.4
Install libtins3.4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtins3.4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtins3.4
Install libtins3.4 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 libtins3.4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtins3.4
How To Uninstall libtins3.4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libtins3.4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtins3.4
Uninstall libtins3.4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtins3.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtins3.4
Remove libtins3.4 Configurations and Data
To remove libtins3.4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtins3.4
Remove libtins3.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtins3.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtins3.4
Dependencies
libtins3.4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins3.4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.