How To Install miniupnpc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is miniupnpc
miniupnpc is:
The UPnP protocol is supported by most home adsl/cable routers and Microsoft Windows 2K/XP. The aim of the MiniUPnP project is to bring a free software solution to support the “Internet Gateway Device” part of the protocol. The MediaServer/MediaRenderer UPnP protocol is also becoming very popular.
Miniupnpc aims at the simplest library possible, with the smallest footprint and no dependencies to other libraries such as XML parsers or HTTP implementations. All the code is pure ANSI C. Compiled on a x86 PC, the miniupnp client library have less than 15KB code size. For instance, the upnpc sample program is around 20KB. The miniupnp daemon is much smaller than any other IGD daemon and is ideal for using on low memory device for this reason.
This package is an example client for the library.
There are three methods to install miniupnpc 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 miniupnpc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install miniupnpc
Install miniupnpc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install miniupnpc
Install miniupnpc 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 miniupnpc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install miniupnpc
How To Uninstall miniupnpc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the miniupnpc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove miniupnpc
Uninstall miniupnpc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall miniupnpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove miniupnpc
Remove miniupnpc Configurations and Data
To remove miniupnpc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge miniupnpc
Remove miniupnpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove miniupnpc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge miniupnpc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
