How To Install icmpush on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icmpush on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is icmpush
icmpush is:
icmpush is a tool that builds ICMP packets fully customized from command line.
It supports the following ICMP error types: Redirect, Source Quench, Time Exceeded, Destination Unreach and Parameter Problem.
And the following ICMP information types: Address Mask Request, Timestamp, Information Request, Echo Request, Router Solicitation and Router Advertisement.
There are three methods to install icmpush 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 icmpush Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icmpush using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icmpush
Install icmpush Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icmpush using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icmpush
Install icmpush 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 icmpush using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icmpush
How To Uninstall icmpush on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the icmpush package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icmpush
Uninstall icmpush And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icmpush and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icmpush
Remove icmpush Configurations and Data
To remove icmpush configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icmpush
Remove icmpush configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icmpush configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icmpush
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icmpush package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
