How To Install passt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install passt on Debian 12.
What is passt
passt is:
passt implements a translation layer between a Layer-2 network interface and native Layer-4 sockets (TCP, UDP, ICMP/ICMPv6 echo) on a host. It doesn’t require any capabilities or privileges, and it can be used as a simple replacement for Slirp.
pasta (same binary as passt, different command) offers equivalent functionality, for network namespaces: traffic is forwarded using a tap interface inside the namespace, without the need to create further interfaces on the host, hence not requiring any capabilities or privileges.
There are three methods to install passt 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 passt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install passt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install passt
Install passt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install passt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install passt
Install passt 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 passt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install passt
How To Uninstall passt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the passt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove passt
Uninstall passt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall passt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove passt
Remove passt Configurations and Data
To remove passt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge passt
Remove passt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove passt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge passt
Dependencies
passt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install passt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.