How To Install iputils-ping on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ping on Debian 9. iputils-ping is Tools to test the reachability of network hosts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ping on Debian 9.

What is iputils-ping

iputils-ping is:

The ping command sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a host in order to test if the host is reachable via the network.

This package includes a ping6 utility which supports IPv6 network connections.

There are three methods to install iputils-ping 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 iputils-ping Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iputils-ping using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iputils-ping

Install iputils-ping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install iputils-ping using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install iputils-ping

Install iputils-ping 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 iputils-ping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iputils-ping

How To Uninstall iputils-ping on Debian 9

To uninstall only the iputils-ping package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iputils-ping

Uninstall iputils-ping And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iputils-ping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iputils-ping

Remove iputils-ping Configurations and Data

To remove iputils-ping configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iputils-ping

Remove iputils-ping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove iputils-ping configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iputils-ping

Dependencies

iputils-ping have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ping package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.