How To Install nullidentd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nullidentd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nullidentd
nullidentd is:
nullidentd is a small, fast and secure identd daemon. It returns a static string for every query.
There are three methods to install nullidentd 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 nullidentd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nullidentd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nullidentd
Install nullidentd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nullidentd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nullidentd
Install nullidentd 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 nullidentd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nullidentd
How To Uninstall nullidentd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nullidentd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nullidentd
Uninstall nullidentd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nullidentd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nullidentd
Remove nullidentd Configurations and Data
To remove nullidentd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nullidentd
Remove nullidentd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nullidentd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nullidentd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nullidentd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
