How To Install libnet1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet1-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnet1-dev
libnet1-dev is:
libnet provides a portable framework for low-level network packet writing and handling.
libnet features portable packet creation interfaces at the IP layer and link layer, as well as a host of supplementary functionality.
Using libnet, quick and simple packet assembly applications can be whipped up with little effort. With a bit more time, more complex programs can be written (Traceroute and ping were easily rewritten using libnet and libpcap).
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs that use libnet.
There are three methods to install libnet1-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnet1-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 libnet1-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnet1-dev
Install libnet1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnet1-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnet1-dev
Install libnet1-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnet1-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnet1-dev
How To Uninstall libnet1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnet1-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnet1-dev
Uninstall libnet1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnet1-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnet1-dev
Remove libnet1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnet1-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnet1-dev
Remove libnet1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnet1-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnet1-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet1-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.