How To Install dhtnode on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhtnode on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dhtnode
dhtnode is:
OpenDHT is a C++11 distributed hash table implementation. Feature list:
- Distributed shared key->value data-store
- Clean and powerful distributed map API with storage of arbitrary binary values of up to 56 KB.
- Optional public key cryptography layer providing data signature and encryption (using GnuTLS).
- IPv4 and IPv6 support.
This package contains the OpenDHT node binary.
There are three methods to install dhtnode on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dhtnode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhtnode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhtnode
Install dhtnode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhtnode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhtnode
Install dhtnode 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 dhtnode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhtnode
How To Uninstall dhtnode on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dhtnode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhtnode
Uninstall dhtnode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhtnode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhtnode
Remove dhtnode Configurations and Data
To remove dhtnode configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhtnode
Remove dhtnode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhtnode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhtnode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhtnode package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.