How To Install netmate on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netmate on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is netmate
netmate is:
netmate was inspired in netdude[1] (dead) and can be used to learn and teach about TCP/IP protocols. It is a GTK+ program that shows lines selected from files in pcap style (generated by tcpdump and Wireshark or another code based in libpcap) as 32-bit headers, identical to the used by RFCs.
This program works with Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ICMP6, NDP and others.
[1] http://netdude.sourceforge.net
There are three methods to install netmate 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 netmate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netmate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netmate
Install netmate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netmate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netmate
Install netmate 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 netmate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netmate
How To Uninstall netmate on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the netmate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netmate
Uninstall netmate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netmate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netmate
Remove netmate Configurations and Data
To remove netmate configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netmate
Remove netmate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netmate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netmate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netmate package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
