How To Install bifcl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bifcl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bifcl
bifcl is:
The bifcl program simply takes a .bif file as input and generates C++ header/source files along with a .bro script that all-together provide the declaration and implementation of Bro Built-In-Functions (BIFs), which can then be compiled and shipped as part of a Bro plugin.
A BIF allows one to write arbitrary C++ code and access it via a function call inside a Bro script. In this way, they can also be used to access parts of Bro’s internal C++ API that aren’t already exposed via their own BIFs.
There are three methods to install bifcl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bifcl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bifcl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bifcl
Install bifcl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bifcl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bifcl
Install bifcl 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 bifcl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bifcl
How To Uninstall bifcl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bifcl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bifcl
Uninstall bifcl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bifcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bifcl
Remove bifcl Configurations and Data
To remove bifcl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bifcl
Remove bifcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bifcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bifcl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bifcl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
