How To Install pathspider 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 pathspider on Ubuntu.
What is pathspider
pathspider is:
PATHspider is a tool for performing experimental path transparency measurements and is extensible using a plugin architecture. The PATHspider distribution includes a set of plugins for measuring path transparency to signalling used by explicit-congestion notification and TCP Fast Open.
There are three methods to install pathspider 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 pathspider Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pathspider using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pathspider
Install pathspider Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pathspider using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pathspider
Install pathspider 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 pathspider using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pathspider
How To Uninstall pathspider on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pathspider package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pathspider
Uninstall pathspider And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pathspider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pathspider
Remove pathspider Configurations and Data
To remove pathspider configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pathspider
Remove pathspider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pathspider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pathspider
Dependencies
pathspider have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pathspider package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.