How To Install avahi-autoipd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install avahi-autoipd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is avahi-autoipd
avahi-autoipd is:
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
This tool implements IPv4LL, “Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses” (IETF RFC3927), a protocol for automatic IP address configuration from the link-local 169.254.0.0/16 range without the need for a central server. It is primarily intended to be used in ad-hoc networks which lack a DHCP server.
There are three methods to install avahi-autoipd 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 avahi-autoipd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install avahi-autoipd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install avahi-autoipd
Install avahi-autoipd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install avahi-autoipd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install avahi-autoipd
Install avahi-autoipd 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 avahi-autoipd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install avahi-autoipd
How To Uninstall avahi-autoipd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the avahi-autoipd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove avahi-autoipd
Uninstall avahi-autoipd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall avahi-autoipd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove avahi-autoipd
Remove avahi-autoipd Configurations and Data
To remove avahi-autoipd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge avahi-autoipd
Remove avahi-autoipd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove avahi-autoipd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge avahi-autoipd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install avahi-autoipd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
