How To Install libion0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libion0 on Debian 9.
What is libion0
libion0 is:
Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) software distribution is an implementation of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) architecture as described in Internet RFC 4838.
This is a suite of communication protocol implementations designed to support mission operation communications across an end-to-end interplanetary network, which might include on-board (flight) subnets, in-situ planetary or lunar networks, proximity links, deep space links, and terrestrial internets.
Included in the ION software distribution are the following packages:
- ici (interplanetary communication infrastructure) a set of libraries that provide flight-software-compatible support for functions on which the other packages rely
- bp (bundle protocol), an implementation of the Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) architecture’s Bundle Protocol.
- dgr (datagram retransmission), a UDP reliability system that implements congestion control and is designed for relatively high performance.
- ltp (licklider transmission protocol), a DTN convergence layer for reliable transmission over links characterized by long or highly variable delay.
- ams - an implementation of the CCSDS Asynchronous Message Service.
- cfdp - a class-1 (Unacknowledged) implementation of the CCSDS File Delivery Protocol. . This package contains the library files.
There are three methods to install libion0 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 libion0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libion0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libion0
Install libion0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libion0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libion0
Install libion0 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 libion0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libion0
How To Uninstall libion0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libion0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libion0
Uninstall libion0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libion0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libion0
Remove libion0 Configurations and Data
To remove libion0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libion0
Remove libion0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libion0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libion0
Dependencies
libion0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libion0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.