How To Install igmpproxy on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install igmpproxy on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is igmpproxy
igmpproxy is:
IGMPproxy is a simple dynamic Multicast Routing Daemon using only IGMP signalling. It’s intended for simple forwarding of Multicast traffic between networks.
There are three methods to install igmpproxy 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 igmpproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install igmpproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install igmpproxy
Install igmpproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install igmpproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install igmpproxy
Install igmpproxy 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 igmpproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install igmpproxy
How To Uninstall igmpproxy on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the igmpproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove igmpproxy
Uninstall igmpproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall igmpproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove igmpproxy
Remove igmpproxy Configurations and Data
To remove igmpproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge igmpproxy
Remove igmpproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove igmpproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igmpproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install igmpproxy package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
