How To Install miniupnpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpd
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is miniupnpd
miniupnpd is:
MiniUPnPd is a small daemon which can be installed on a NAT router to provide UPnP Internet Gateway Device and Port Mapping Protocol services, enabling clients on the LAN to ask for port redirections. It is compatible with peer-to-peer software, messaging applications, and games consoles that connect to online services (including Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network).
There are three methods to install miniupnpd
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 miniupnpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install miniupnpd
Install miniupnpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install miniupnpd
Install miniupnpd 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 miniupnpd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install miniupnpd
How To Uninstall miniupnpd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the miniupnpd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove miniupnpd
Uninstall miniupnpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall miniupnpd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove miniupnpd
Remove miniupnpd Configurations and Data
To remove miniupnpd
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge miniupnpd
Remove miniupnpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove miniupnpd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge miniupnpd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpd
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.