How To Install libusrsctp2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusrsctp2 on Ubuntu 22.04. libusrsctp2 is portable SCTP userland stack - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusrsctp2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libusrsctp2

libusrsctp2 is:

This is a userland SCTP stack.

SCTP is a message oriented, reliable transport protocol with direct support for multihoming that runs on top of IP or UDP, and supports both v4 and v6 versions.

This package provides the shared library for usrsctp.

There are three methods to install libusrsctp2 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 libusrsctp2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libusrsctp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libusrsctp2

Install libusrsctp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libusrsctp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libusrsctp2

Install libusrsctp2 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 libusrsctp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libusrsctp2

How To Uninstall libusrsctp2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libusrsctp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libusrsctp2

Uninstall libusrsctp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libusrsctp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusrsctp2

Remove libusrsctp2 Configurations and Data

To remove libusrsctp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libusrsctp2

Remove libusrsctp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libusrsctp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusrsctp2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusrsctp2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.