How To Install iproute2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2 on Debian 9.
What is iproute2
iproute2 is:
The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and traffic control.
These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink interface, providing advanced features not available through the legacy net-tools commands ‘ifconfig’ and ‘route’.
There are three methods to install iproute2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iproute2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iproute2
Install iproute2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iproute2
Install iproute2 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 iproute2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iproute2
How To Uninstall iproute2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iproute2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iproute2
Uninstall iproute2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iproute2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iproute2
Remove iproute2 Configurations and Data
To remove iproute2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iproute2
Remove iproute2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iproute2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iproute2
Dependencies
iproute2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.