How To Install i2p-router on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2p-router on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is i2p-router
i2p-router is:
I2P is an anonymizing network, offering a simple layer that identity-sensitive applications can use to securely communicate. All data is wrapped with several layers of encryption, and the network is both distributed and dynamic, with no trusted parties.
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There are three methods to install i2p-router on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i2p-router Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i2p-router using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i2p-router
Install i2p-router Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i2p-router using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i2p-router
Install i2p-router 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 i2p-router using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i2p-router
How To Uninstall i2p-router on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the i2p-router package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i2p-router
Uninstall i2p-router And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i2p-router and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i2p-router
Remove i2p-router Configurations and Data
To remove i2p-router configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i2p-router
Remove i2p-router configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i2p-router configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i2p-router
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2p-router package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
