How To Install kcptun on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcptun on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kcptun
kcptun is:
kcptun is a remote port forwarding tool by converting TCP stream into UDP stream in KCP protocol, in order to achieve higher throughput or lower latency with rich tuneable options.
There are three methods to install kcptun on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kcptun Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kcptun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kcptun
Install kcptun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kcptun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kcptun
Install kcptun 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 kcptun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kcptun
How To Uninstall kcptun on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the kcptun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kcptun
Uninstall kcptun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kcptun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kcptun
Remove kcptun Configurations and Data
To remove kcptun configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kcptun
Remove kcptun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kcptun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kcptun
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcptun package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
