How To Install pcaputils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcaputils on Debian 9.
What is pcaputils
pcaputils is:
pcaputils includes the following libpcap-based utilities:
- pcapip: filters an input pcap file based on a file containing IP addresses
- pcappick: picks specific frames out of a pcap by number
- pcapuc: prints unique src IPs, dst IPs, or {src, dst} IP pairs witnessed
- pcapdump: a dedicated packet capture utility similar to dumpcap, but with these features:
- logs packet dump and drop rates
- can run as a daemon
- can dynamically reload its configuration without dropping packets
- can be signalled to immediately rotate its capture output file
- can partition its output based on time intervals (e.g., start of hour or start of day)
- can strip application data from the trace file (output headers only)
- can sample the packet stream (e.g., only dump every 1 in 10 or 1 in 100 packets)
There are three methods to install pcaputils 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 pcaputils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcaputils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcaputils
Install pcaputils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcaputils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcaputils
Install pcaputils 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 pcaputils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcaputils
How To Uninstall pcaputils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pcaputils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcaputils
Uninstall pcaputils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcaputils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcaputils
Remove pcaputils Configurations and Data
To remove pcaputils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcaputils
Remove pcaputils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcaputils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcaputils
Dependencies
pcaputils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcaputils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.