How to Install and Uninstall mininet Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mininet" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mininet on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mininet
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mininet" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mininet on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mininet
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mininet package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: mininet
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.2-2ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dariusz Dwornikowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 701
Depends: cgroup-bin, iperf, net-tools, socat, telnet, python-pkg-resources, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: openvswitch-switch
Filename: pool/universe/m/mininet/mininet_2.2.2-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 177676
MD5sum: 63a9a8dfc43e288e64637452a3402cdd
SHA1: d27352bb34688f0163951acbb0262b30e6cace83
SHA256: 46cc5d8d8e156b4d99da2c126022f54cb9fe2763aaf9d06c8464953ad1ac98ea
Homepage: http://mininet.org/
Description: process-based network emulator
Description-md5: b4060ada229a4da1dee98ade409bfc20