How To Install iputils-arping on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-arping on Debian 9.
What is iputils-arping
iputils-arping is:
The arping command acts like the standard ping command except it pings a machine by its ARP address instead of its IP address. It is typically used to locate a machine if its hardware address is known but its IP address is unknown
There are three methods to install iputils-arping 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 iputils-arping Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iputils-arping using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iputils-arping
Install iputils-arping Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iputils-arping using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iputils-arping
Install iputils-arping 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 iputils-arping using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iputils-arping
How To Uninstall iputils-arping on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iputils-arping package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iputils-arping
Uninstall iputils-arping And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iputils-arping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iputils-arping
Remove iputils-arping Configurations and Data
To remove iputils-arping configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iputils-arping
Remove iputils-arping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iputils-arping configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iputils-arping
Dependencies
iputils-arping have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-arping package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.