How To Install ipip 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 ipip on Ubuntu.
What is ipip
ipip is:
This daemon provides an alternative to the kernel-resident support for IP encapsulation links. It is better suited for situations where there are many encapsulation connections to be managed, such as is the case for amateur radio interconnection of network 44. Also, because the daemon is outside the kernel, it provides an excellent environment for experimenting with alternate mechanisms for distributing encapsulation routing updates.
If you need one encapsulation link, use the kernel’s built-in support. If you need a lot of encapsulation links, give this daemon a try.
There are three methods to install ipip 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 ipip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipip
Install ipip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipip
Install ipip 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 ipip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipip
How To Uninstall ipip on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ipip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipip
Uninstall ipip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipip
Remove ipip Configurations and Data
To remove ipip configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipip
Remove ipip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipip
Dependencies
ipip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipip package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.