How To Install nfdump on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nfdump
nfdump is:
Collects and processes netflow data with command line tools. Collected netflow data is stored in filesystem and is limited by available storage space only. Tools are optimized for speed and filtering. nfcapd reads netflow v5, v7, v9 and IPFIX flows transparently. You need one nfcapd process for each netflow stream.
There are three methods to install nfdump on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nfdump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfdump
Install nfdump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfdump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfdump
Install nfdump 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 nfdump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfdump
How To Uninstall nfdump on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nfdump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfdump
Uninstall nfdump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfdump
Remove nfdump Configurations and Data
To remove nfdump configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfdump
Remove nfdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfdump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfdump
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfdump package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
