How To Install libdublintraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdublintraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdublintraceroute-dev is NAT-aware multipath tracerouting tool (dev)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdublintraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdublintraceroute-dev

libdublintraceroute-dev is:

Dublin Traceroute uses the techniques invented by the authors of Paris-traceroute to enumerate the paths of ECMP flow-based load balancing, but also introduces a new technique for NAT detection. It forges the IP ID in the probe packet and analyzes the responses in order to detect all the encountered NATs. This package contains development files.

There are three methods to install libdublintraceroute-dev 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 libdublintraceroute-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdublintraceroute-dev

Install libdublintraceroute-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdublintraceroute-dev

Install libdublintraceroute-dev 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 libdublintraceroute-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdublintraceroute-dev

How To Uninstall libdublintraceroute-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdublintraceroute-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdublintraceroute-dev

Uninstall libdublintraceroute-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdublintraceroute-dev

Remove libdublintraceroute-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdublintraceroute-dev

Remove libdublintraceroute-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdublintraceroute-dev

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Summary

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