How To Install isatapd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isatapd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is isatapd
isatapd is:
isatapd creates and maintains an ISATAP client tunnel (RFC 5214) in Linux.
It uses the in-kernel ISATAP support first introduced in linux-2.6.25. It does NOT operate the tunnel or handle any IPv6 traffic, it only sets up the tunnel parameters, the Potential Router List, sends periodic router solicitations and tries to detect link changes.
There are three methods to install isatapd 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 isatapd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install isatapd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isatapd
Install isatapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isatapd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isatapd
Install isatapd 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 isatapd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isatapd
How To Uninstall isatapd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the isatapd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isatapd
Uninstall isatapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isatapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isatapd
Remove isatapd Configurations and Data
To remove isatapd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isatapd
Remove isatapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isatapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isatapd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isatapd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
