How To Install libjs-ipaddr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-ipaddr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-ipaddr
libjs-ipaddr is:
This modules features:
- verification and parsing of an IP address
- match against a CIDR range or range list
- match against reserved ranges like loopback or private ranges
- conversion between IPv4 and IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses.
There are three methods to install libjs-ipaddr 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 libjs-ipaddr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-ipaddr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-ipaddr
Install libjs-ipaddr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-ipaddr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-ipaddr
Install libjs-ipaddr 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 libjs-ipaddr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-ipaddr
How To Uninstall libjs-ipaddr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-ipaddr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-ipaddr
Uninstall libjs-ipaddr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-ipaddr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-ipaddr
Remove libjs-ipaddr Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-ipaddr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-ipaddr
Remove libjs-ipaddr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-ipaddr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-ipaddr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-ipaddr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
