How To Install mptcpize on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mptcpize on Debian 12.
What is mptcpize
mptcpize is:
The Multipath TCP Converter tool - mptcpize - helps to enable MPTCP usage on unmodified legacy services. It can run programs forcing MPTCP socket usage instead of TCP. It can also update systemd units to force them to run under mptcpize launcher.
To use MPTCP on a Linux kernel, it is required to explicitly create an MPTCP socket. In theory, it is then needed to modify an existing program to benefit from MPTCP. In practice, ‘socket()’ syscall can be modified to create an MPTCP socket instead of TCP. This is done with the help of libmptcpwrap and LD_PRELOAD.
There are three methods to install mptcpize 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 mptcpize Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mptcpize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mptcpize
Install mptcpize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mptcpize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mptcpize
Install mptcpize 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 mptcpize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mptcpize
How To Uninstall mptcpize on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mptcpize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mptcpize
Uninstall mptcpize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mptcpize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mptcpize
Remove mptcpize Configurations and Data
To remove mptcpize configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mptcpize
Remove mptcpize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mptcpize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mptcpize
Dependencies
mptcpize have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mptcpize package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
