How To Install ethtool 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 ethtool on Ubuntu.
What is ethtool
ethtool is:
ethtool can be used to query and change settings such as speed, auto- negotiation and checksum offload on many network devices, especially Ethernet devices.
There are three methods to install ethtool 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 ethtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ethtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ethtool
Install ethtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ethtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ethtool
Install ethtool 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 ethtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ethtool
How To Uninstall ethtool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ethtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ethtool
Uninstall ethtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ethtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ethtool
Remove ethtool Configurations and Data
To remove ethtool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ethtool
Remove ethtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ethtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ethtool
Dependencies
ethtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ethtool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.