How To Install libndp-tools on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-tools on Debian 9. libndp-tools is Library for Neighbor Discovery Protocol (tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-tools on Debian 9.

What is libndp-tools

libndp-tools 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 contains a tool named ndptool for sending and receiving NDP messages.

There are three methods to install libndp-tools 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 libndp-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libndp-tools

Install libndp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libndp-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install libndp-tools

How To Uninstall libndp-tools on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libndp-tools

Uninstall libndp-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndp-tools

Remove libndp-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libndp-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

libndp-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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