How To Install openbgpd 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 openbgpd on Ubuntu.
What is openbgpd
openbgpd is:
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) allows machines to exchange information about network reachability with other systems speaking the BGP protocol. The global Internet routing system is composed of BGP speakers. OpenBGPD, also known as OpenBSD Border Gateway Protocol Daemon, is a server software program that allows general purpose computers to be used as routers, Route Reflectors, or Route Servers. It is a Unix system daemon that provides a free, open-source implementation of the BGP as specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
There are three methods to install openbgpd 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 openbgpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbgpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbgpd
Install openbgpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbgpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbgpd
Install openbgpd 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 openbgpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbgpd
How To Uninstall openbgpd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the openbgpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbgpd
Uninstall openbgpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbgpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbgpd
Remove openbgpd Configurations and Data
To remove openbgpd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbgpd
Remove openbgpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbgpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbgpd
Dependencies
openbgpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbgpd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.