How To Install libnftnl11 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl11 on Ubuntu.
What is libnftnl11
libnftnl11 is:
libnftnl is the low-level library for Netfilter 4th generation framework nftables.
Is the user-space library for low-level interaction with nftables Netlink’s API over libmnl.
There are three methods to install libnftnl11 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnftnl11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl11
Install libnftnl11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl11
Install libnftnl11 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 libnftnl11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl11
How To Uninstall libnftnl11 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libnftnl11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl11
Uninstall libnftnl11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl11
Remove libnftnl11 Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl11 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl11
Remove libnftnl11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl11
Dependencies
libnftnl11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl11 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.