How To Install tnat64 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tnat64 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tnat64
tnat64 is:
tnat64 provides transparent network access to IPv4 hosts via NAT64 on IPv6-only hosts. tnat64 intercepts the calls applications make to establish TCP connections and transparently proxies them as necessary. This allows existing applications with no IPv6 support to still be able to reach the network with no need in modifications.
There are three methods to install tnat64 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 tnat64 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tnat64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tnat64
Install tnat64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tnat64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tnat64
Install tnat64 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 tnat64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tnat64
How To Uninstall tnat64 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tnat64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tnat64
Uninstall tnat64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tnat64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tnat64
Remove tnat64 Configurations and Data
To remove tnat64 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tnat64
Remove tnat64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tnat64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tnat64
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tnat64 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
