How To Install nfdump-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump-dbg on Debian 9.
What is nfdump-dbg
nfdump-dbg is:
Collects and processes netflow data with command line tools. Collected netflow data is stored in filesystem and is limited by available storage space only. Tools are optimized for speed and filtering. nfcapd reads netflow v5, v7, v9 and IPFIX flows transparently. You need one nfcapd process for each netflow stream. Optional support for sFlow and flow-tools to nfdump conversion utilities are available but needs re-compiliation.
There are three methods to install nfdump-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 nfdump-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 nfdump-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfdump-dbg
Install nfdump-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfdump-dbg
Install nfdump-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 nfdump-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfdump-dbg
How To Uninstall nfdump-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nfdump-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfdump-dbg
Uninstall nfdump-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfdump-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfdump-dbg
Remove nfdump-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove nfdump-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfdump-dbg
Remove nfdump-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfdump-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfdump-dbg
Dependencies
nfdump-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.