How To Install iproute2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is iproute2-doc
iproute2-doc is:
The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and traffic control.
This package contains the documentation for iproute.
There are three methods to install iproute2-doc 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 iproute2-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iproute2-doc
Install iproute2-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute2-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iproute2-doc
Install iproute2-doc 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 iproute2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iproute2-doc
How To Uninstall iproute2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the iproute2-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iproute2-doc
Uninstall iproute2-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iproute2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iproute2-doc
Remove iproute2-doc Configurations and Data
To remove iproute2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iproute2-doc
Remove iproute2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iproute2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iproute2-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute2-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
