How To Install jool-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jool-tools on Debian 12.
What is jool-tools
jool-tools is:
Jool is an IP/ICMP translator; a NAT-like kernel-based utility that converts IPv4 traffic into IPv6 and vice versa, according to a configurable IP address translation strategy.
This package contains the userspace tools. The kernel modules can be found in the jool-dkms package.
There are three methods to install jool-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jool-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jool-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jool-tools
Install jool-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jool-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jool-tools
Install jool-tools 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 jool-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jool-tools
How To Uninstall jool-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the jool-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jool-tools
Uninstall jool-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jool-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jool-tools
Remove jool-tools Configurations and Data
To remove jool-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jool-tools
Remove jool-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jool-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jool-tools
Dependencies
jool-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jool-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
