How To Install libcorkipset-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcorkipset-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. libcorkipset-utils is C library to store sets/maps of IP address (utility files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcorkipset-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcorkipset-utils

libcorkipset-utils is:

The ipset library provides C data types for storing sets of IP addresses, and maps of IP addresses to integers. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. It’s implemented using “Binary Decision Diagrams” (BDDs, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_decision_diagram), which (we hypothesize) makes it space efficient for large sets.

This package provides a few utility binaries for the library.

There are three methods to install libcorkipset-utils 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 libcorkipset-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcorkipset-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcorkipset-utils

Install libcorkipset-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcorkipset-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcorkipset-utils

Install libcorkipset-utils 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 libcorkipset-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcorkipset-utils

How To Uninstall libcorkipset-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcorkipset-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcorkipset-utils

Uninstall libcorkipset-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcorkipset-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcorkipset-utils

Remove libcorkipset-utils Configurations and Data

To remove libcorkipset-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcorkipset-utils

Remove libcorkipset-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcorkipset-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcorkipset-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcorkipset-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.