How To Install mptcpd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mptcpd on Debian 12.
What is mptcpd
mptcpd is:
The Multipath TCP Daemon - mptcpd - is a daemon for Linux based operating systems that performs Multipath TCP path management related operations in the user space.
It interacts with the Linux kernel through a generic Netlink connection to track per-connection information (e.g. available remote addresses), available network interfaces, request new MPTCP subflows, handle requests for subflows, etc.
There are three methods to install mptcpd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mptcpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mptcpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mptcpd
Install mptcpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mptcpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mptcpd
Install mptcpd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mptcpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mptcpd
How To Uninstall mptcpd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mptcpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mptcpd
Uninstall mptcpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mptcpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mptcpd
Remove mptcpd Configurations and Data
To remove mptcpd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mptcpd
Remove mptcpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mptcpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mptcpd
Dependencies
mptcpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mptcpd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.