How To Install rpcbind 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 rpcbind on Ubuntu.
What is rpcbind
rpcbind is:
The rpcbind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses.
There are three methods to install rpcbind 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 rpcbind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rpcbind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rpcbind
Install rpcbind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rpcbind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rpcbind
Install rpcbind 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 rpcbind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rpcbind
How To Uninstall rpcbind on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rpcbind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rpcbind
Uninstall rpcbind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rpcbind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpcbind
Remove rpcbind Configurations and Data
To remove rpcbind configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rpcbind
Remove rpcbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rpcbind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpcbind
Dependencies
rpcbind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpcbind package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.