How To Install libndp-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. libndp-dbg is Library for Neighbor Discovery Protocol (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libndp-dbg

libndp-dbg is:

libndp is a library for the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP). It contains functions for building and parsing NDP messages, and provides a high-level interface for sending and receiving NDP messages on a network interface.

This package provides debug symbols. Build-Ids: 4acf9c56d679d245bcd4e20ace0bd50eba256ef3 cc4d21eacb2bddccd8b094693ab4c6fb12231783

There are three methods to install libndp-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libndp-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libndp-dbg

Install libndp-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libndp-dbg

Install libndp-dbg 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 libndp-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libndp-dbg

How To Uninstall libndp-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libndp-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libndp-dbg

Uninstall libndp-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libndp-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndp-dbg

Remove libndp-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libndp-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libndp-dbg

Remove libndp-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libndp-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.