How To Install ipcalc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipcalc on Debian 10.
What is ipcalc
ipcalc is:
ipcalc takes an IPv4 address and netmask and calculates the resulting broadcast, network, Cisco wildcard mask, and host range. By giving a second netmask, you can design sub- and supernetworks. It is also intended to be a teaching tool and presents the results as easy-to-understand binary values.
Originally, ipcalc was intended for use from the shell prompt, but a CGI wrapper is provided to enable colorful HTML display through a webserver. You can find it in /usr/share/doc/ipcalc/examples directory.
There are three methods to install ipcalc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipcalc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipcalc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipcalc
Install ipcalc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipcalc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipcalc
Install ipcalc 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 ipcalc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipcalc
How To Uninstall ipcalc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ipcalc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipcalc
Uninstall ipcalc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipcalc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipcalc
Remove ipcalc Configurations and Data
To remove ipcalc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipcalc
Remove ipcalc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipcalc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipcalc
Dependencies
ipcalc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipcalc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.