How To Install cdpr on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdpr on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cdpr
cdpr is:
cdpr listens on specified network interfaces for Cisco Discovery Protocol packets. It then decodes those packets and outputs the information, optionally sending the information to a server for processing.
There are three methods to install cdpr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cdpr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdpr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdpr
Install cdpr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdpr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdpr
Install cdpr 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 cdpr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdpr
How To Uninstall cdpr on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cdpr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdpr
Uninstall cdpr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdpr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdpr
Remove cdpr Configurations and Data
To remove cdpr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdpr
Remove cdpr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdpr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdpr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdpr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
