How To Install gobgpd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobgpd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gobgpd
gobgpd is:
GoBGP is an open source BGP implementation designed from scratch for modern environment and implemented in Go. It is designed to exploit multicore processors and can be easily integrated with other software through an RPC API.
This package contains both the daemon and the client.
There are three methods to install gobgpd 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 gobgpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gobgpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gobgpd
Install gobgpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gobgpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gobgpd
Install gobgpd 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 gobgpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gobgpd
How To Uninstall gobgpd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gobgpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gobgpd
Uninstall gobgpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gobgpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobgpd
Remove gobgpd Configurations and Data
To remove gobgpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gobgpd
Remove gobgpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gobgpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobgpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobgpd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
