How To Install rtr-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtr-tools on Debian 12.
What is rtr-tools
rtr-tools is:
Contains tools provided with RTRlib.
rtrclient is command line that connects to an RPKI-RTR server and prints protocol information and information about the fetched ROAs.
rpki-rov is a command line tool that connects to an RPKI-RTR server and allows validating IP prefixes and origin ASes.
There are three methods to install rtr-tools 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 rtr-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtr-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtr-tools
Install rtr-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtr-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtr-tools
Install rtr-tools 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 rtr-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtr-tools
How To Uninstall rtr-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rtr-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtr-tools
Uninstall rtr-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtr-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtr-tools
Remove rtr-tools Configurations and Data
To remove rtr-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtr-tools
Remove rtr-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtr-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtr-tools
Dependencies
rtr-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtr-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
