How To Install netpipes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netpipes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is netpipes
netpipes is:
The netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in shell scripts. It can also simplify client/server code by allowing the programmer to skip all the tedious programming bits related to sockets and concentrate on writing a filter, or other service.
There are three methods to install netpipes 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 netpipes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netpipes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netpipes
Install netpipes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netpipes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netpipes
Install netpipes 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 netpipes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netpipes
How To Uninstall netpipes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the netpipes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netpipes
Uninstall netpipes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netpipes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netpipes
Remove netpipes Configurations and Data
To remove netpipes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netpipes
Remove netpipes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netpipes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netpipes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netpipes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
