How To Install farpd on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install farpd
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is farpd
farpd is:
This ARP daemon replies to any ARP request for a set of IP addresses with the hardware MAC address of one of the interfaces of the server after determining that no other host in the network is claiming that IP.
This enables a single host to claim all unassigned addresses on a LAN for network monitoring or simulation purposes.
There are three methods to install farpd
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 farpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install farpd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install farpd
Install farpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install farpd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install farpd
Install farpd 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 farpd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install farpd
How To Uninstall farpd on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the farpd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove farpd
Uninstall farpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall farpd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove farpd
Remove farpd Configurations and Data
To remove farpd
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge farpd
Remove farpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove farpd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge farpd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install farpd
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.