How To Install libndp-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-dev on Debian 9.
What is libndp-dev
libndp-dev is:
libndp is a library for the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP). It contains functions for building and parsing NDP messages, and provides a high-level interface for sending and receiving NDP messages on a network interface.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libndp-dev 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 libndp-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 libndp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libndp-dev
Install libndp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libndp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libndp-dev
Install libndp-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libndp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libndp-dev
How To Uninstall libndp-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libndp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libndp-dev
Uninstall libndp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libndp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndp-dev
Remove libndp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libndp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libndp-dev
Remove libndp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libndp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libndp-dev
Dependencies
libndp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.