How To Install ssldump on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssldump on Debian 10.
What is ssldump
ssldump is:
This program will dump the traffic on a network and analyze it for SSLv3/TLS network traffic, typically used to secure TCP connections. When it identifies this traffic, it decodes the results. When provided with the appropriate keying material, it will also decrypt the connections and display the application data traffic.
ssldump is based on tcpdump, a network monitoring and data acquisition tool.
There are three methods to install ssldump on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ssldump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ssldump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssldump
Install ssldump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssldump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssldump
Install ssldump 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 ssldump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssldump
How To Uninstall ssldump on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ssldump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssldump
Uninstall ssldump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssldump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssldump
Remove ssldump Configurations and Data
To remove ssldump configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssldump
Remove ssldump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssldump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssldump
Dependencies
ssldump have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssldump package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.