How To Install ion-doc 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 ion-doc on Ubuntu.
What is ion-doc
ion-doc is:
Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) software distribution is an implementation of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) architecture as described in Internet RFC 4838.
This is a suite of communication protocol implementations designed to support mission operation communications across an end-to-end interplanetary network, which might include on-board (flight) subnets, in-situ planetary or lunar networks, proximity links, deep space links, and terrestrial internets.
Included in the ION software distribution are the following packages:
- ici (interplanetary communication infrastructure) a set of libraries that provide flight-software-compatible support for functions on which the other packages rely
- bp (bundle protocol), an implementation of the Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) architecture’s Bundle Protocol.
- dgr (datagram retransmission), a UDP reliability system that implements congestion control and is designed for relatively high performance.
- ltp (licklider transmission protocol), a DTN convergence layer for reliable transmission over links characterized by long or highly variable delay.
- ams - an implementation of the CCSDS Asynchronous Message Service.
- cfdp - a class-1 (Unacknowledged) implementation of the CCSDS File Delivery Protocol. . This package contains the documentation and some configuration example.
There are three methods to install ion-doc 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 ion-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ion-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ion-doc
Install ion-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ion-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ion-doc
Install ion-doc 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 ion-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ion-doc
How To Uninstall ion-doc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ion-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ion-doc
Uninstall ion-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ion-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ion-doc
Remove ion-doc Configurations and Data
To remove ion-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ion-doc
Remove ion-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ion-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ion-doc
Dependencies
ion-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ion-doc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.