How To Install ipv6pref on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipv6pref on Debian 10.
What is ipv6pref
ipv6pref is:
ipv6pref provides a utility that preloads a library and allows users to control the use of IPv6 privacy extensions.
For longrunning tasks it may be undesirable to use the periodically changing and random addresses; using the supplied utility, the kernel can be instructed whether to prefer the temporary addresses or stick to the static ones when opening sockets for a specific program.
There are three methods to install ipv6pref on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipv6pref Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipv6pref using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipv6pref
Install ipv6pref Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipv6pref using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipv6pref
Install ipv6pref 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 ipv6pref using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipv6pref
How To Uninstall ipv6pref on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ipv6pref package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipv6pref
Uninstall ipv6pref And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipv6pref and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipv6pref
Remove ipv6pref Configurations and Data
To remove ipv6pref configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipv6pref
Remove ipv6pref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipv6pref configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipv6pref
Dependencies
ipv6pref have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipv6pref package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
