How To Install libipx2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipx2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libipx2
libipx2 is:
The IPX library provides a set of routune to convert IPX addresses.
There are three methods to install libipx2 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 libipx2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libipx2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libipx2
Install libipx2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libipx2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libipx2
Install libipx2 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 libipx2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libipx2
How To Uninstall libipx2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libipx2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libipx2
Uninstall libipx2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libipx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipx2
Remove libipx2 Configurations and Data
To remove libipx2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libipx2
Remove libipx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libipx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipx2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipx2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.