How To Install bro-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bro-common
bro-common is:
This package contains the architecture-independent parts for the Bro network security monitor.
There are three methods to install bro-common on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bro-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bro-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bro-common
Install bro-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bro-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bro-common
Install bro-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bro-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bro-common
How To Uninstall bro-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bro-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bro-common
Uninstall bro-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bro-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bro-common
Remove bro-common Configurations and Data
To remove bro-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bro-common
Remove bro-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bro-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bro-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bro-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
