How To Install netmask on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netmask on Debian 9.
What is netmask
netmask is:
This is a tiny program handy if you work with firewalls or routers occasionally (possibly using this as a helper for shell scripts). It can determine the smallest set of network masks to specify a range of hosts. It can also convert between common IP netmask and address formats.
There are three methods to install netmask 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 netmask Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netmask using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netmask
Install netmask Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netmask using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netmask
Install netmask 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 netmask using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netmask
How To Uninstall netmask on Debian 9
To uninstall only the netmask package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netmask
Uninstall netmask And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netmask and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netmask
Remove netmask Configurations and Data
To remove netmask configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netmask
Remove netmask configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netmask configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netmask
Dependencies
netmask have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netmask package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
