How To Install ipvsadm on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipvsadm on Debian 11.
What is ipvsadm
ipvsadm is:
The Linux Virtual Server (lvs or IPVS) is a highly scalable and highly available server built on a cluster of real servers. The architecture of the cluster is transparent to end users, and the users see only a single virtual server.
This package provides some support programs necessary to implement a virtual server under Linux. With the addition of the mon and heartbeat packages it is possible to implement a complete high-availability solution for Linux.
There are three methods to install ipvsadm on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipvsadm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipvsadm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipvsadm
Install ipvsadm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipvsadm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipvsadm
Install ipvsadm 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 ipvsadm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipvsadm
How To Uninstall ipvsadm on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ipvsadm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipvsadm
Uninstall ipvsadm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipvsadm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipvsadm
Remove ipvsadm Configurations and Data
To remove ipvsadm configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipvsadm
Remove ipvsadm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipvsadm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipvsadm
Dependencies
ipvsadm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipvsadm package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
