How To Install iputils-ping on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ping on Debian 9.
What is iputils-ping
iputils-ping is:
The ping command sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a host in order to test if the host is reachable via the network.
This package includes a ping6 utility which supports IPv6 network connections.
There are three methods to install iputils-ping 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-ping 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-ping using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iputils-ping
Install iputils-ping Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iputils-ping using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iputils-ping
Install iputils-ping 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-ping using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iputils-ping
How To Uninstall iputils-ping on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iputils-ping package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iputils-ping
Uninstall iputils-ping And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iputils-ping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iputils-ping
Remove iputils-ping Configurations and Data
To remove iputils-ping configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iputils-ping
Remove iputils-ping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iputils-ping configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iputils-ping
Dependencies
iputils-ping have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ping package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.