How To Install ruby-packetfu on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-packetfu on Debian 9.
What is ruby-packetfu
ruby-packetfu is:
PacketFu is a library for reading and writing packets to an interface or to a libpcap-formatted file. This library can read, parse, and write network packets with the level of ease and fun expected from Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby-packetfu 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 ruby-packetfu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-packetfu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-packetfu
Install ruby-packetfu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-packetfu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-packetfu
Install ruby-packetfu 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 ruby-packetfu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-packetfu
How To Uninstall ruby-packetfu on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-packetfu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-packetfu
Uninstall ruby-packetfu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-packetfu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-packetfu
Remove ruby-packetfu Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-packetfu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-packetfu
Remove ruby-packetfu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-packetfu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-packetfu
Dependencies
ruby-packetfu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-packetfu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.