How To Install libndp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libndp0 is Library for Neighbor Discovery Protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libndp0

libndp0 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.

There are three methods to install libndp0 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 libndp0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libndp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libndp0

Install libndp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libndp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libndp0

Install libndp0 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 libndp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libndp0

How To Uninstall libndp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libndp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libndp0

Uninstall libndp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libndp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libndp0

Remove libndp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libndp0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libndp0

Remove libndp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libndp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libndp0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndp0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.