How To Install libnet1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libnet1-doc is developers documentation files for libnet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnet1-doc

libnet1-doc 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 documentation files for developers.

There are three methods to install libnet1-doc 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 libnet1-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnet1-doc

Install libnet1-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnet1-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnet1-doc

Install libnet1-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnet1-doc

How To Uninstall libnet1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnet1-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnet1-doc

Uninstall libnet1-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnet1-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnet1-doc

Remove libnet1-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libnet1-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnet1-doc

Remove libnet1-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnet1-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnet1-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet1-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.