Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fprobe on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fprobe
fprobe is:
This program is a libpcap-based utility which collects network
traffic and emits it as NetFlow towards a specified collector.
Homepage: fprobe.sourceforge.net
There are three methods to install fprobe 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 fprobe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fprobe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fprobe
Install fprobe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fprobe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fprobe
Install fprobe 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 fprobe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fprobe
How To Uninstall fprobe on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fprobe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fprobe
Uninstall fprobe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fprobe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fprobe
Remove fprobe Configurations and Data
To remove fprobe configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fprobe
Remove fprobe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fprobe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fprobe
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fprobe package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
