How To Install iproute on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute on Debian 9.
What is iproute
iproute is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the iproute2 package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install iproute on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iproute Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iproute
Install iproute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iproute
Install iproute 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iproute
How To Uninstall iproute on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iproute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iproute
Uninstall iproute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iproute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iproute
Remove iproute Configurations and Data
To remove iproute configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iproute
Remove iproute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iproute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iproute
Dependencies
iproute have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
