How To Install libteam5 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam5
on Kali Linux.
What is libteam5
libteam5 is:
Libteam is a library for communication with the Netlink kernel module. It is used by
teamd
.
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.
There are three methods to install libteam5
on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libteam5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libteam5
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install libteam5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libteam5
using apt
by running the following command:
Install libteam5 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libteam5
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall libteam5 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libteam5
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall libteam5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libteam5
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove libteam5 Configurations and Data
To remove libteam5
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove libteam5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libteam5
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
libteam5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam5
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.