How To Install libteam-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libteam-dev
libteam-dev is:
Libteam provides a mechanism to team multiple NICs (ports) at OSI Layer 2 (Data link) into a single virtual NIC. The process is called “channel bonding”, “Ethernet bonding”, “channel teaming”, “link aggregation”, etc. This is already implemented in the Linux kernel by the bonding driver but unlike the bonding driver, libteam (user space) has the following additional features:
- load-balancing for LACP support
- NS/NA (IPV6) link monitoring
- port priorities and stickiness (“primary” option enhancement)
- separate per-port link monitoring setup
Libteam requires Linux kernel 3.3 or higher.
This package provides development headers.
There are three methods to install libteam-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 libteam-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 libteam-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libteam-dev
Install libteam-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libteam-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libteam-dev
Install libteam-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 libteam-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libteam-dev
How To Uninstall libteam-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libteam-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libteam-dev
Uninstall libteam-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libteam-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libteam-dev
Remove libteam-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libteam-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libteam-dev
Remove libteam-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libteam-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libteam-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.