How To Install atm-tools on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install atm-tools on Ubuntu.
What is atm-tools
atm-tools is:
This package provides all the basic programs needed for setting up, monitoring and tuning ATM networks. Such as:
- atmsigd, an ATM signal daemon that implements the ATM UNI protocol.
- atmtcp, a tool to setup ATM over TCP connections.
- atmarpd, an implementation of the ATMARP protocol (RFC1577, RFC1755)
- zeppelin, an ATM LAN Emulation client daemon
- les and bus, ATM LAN Emulation service daemons
Notice that upstream still flags these tools as experimental software and says that there is still a number of known bugs and issues. The software is, however, in productive use at a number of sites and is working reliably.
There are three methods to install atm-tools on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install atm-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install atm-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install atm-tools
Install atm-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install atm-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install atm-tools
Install atm-tools 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 atm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install atm-tools
How To Uninstall atm-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the atm-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove atm-tools
Uninstall atm-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall atm-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove atm-tools
Remove atm-tools Configurations and Data
To remove atm-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge atm-tools
Remove atm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove atm-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atm-tools
Dependencies
atm-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install atm-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.