How to Install and Uninstall wpan-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "wpan-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install wpan-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wpan-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wpan-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall wpan-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wpan-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wpan-tools package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: wpan-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guido Günther
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 93
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.27), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 21520
MD5sum: 975abef4683241617e565ce221bc7d34
SHA1: 0ea676aea227230055ea2111b5375ac2d2c6d6a6
SHA256: c814b20bbe5d72702ef91c5e9b08762808bb70ea0d5245b73ec0915988e80a03
SHA512: 1664c8ec4c7298e20b62687042bccbcf34ba9c4cda8183e232c0bc795fd5b8827b15e2f9344c017d8f8c8df31607b1f2e2cdfeca90da8fb45c582d50f4fd7df1
Homepage: http://wpan.cakelab.org/
Description-en: Configure and test 802.15.4 devices
This package contains two CLI tools for working with devices based on IEEE
802.15.4 via the netlink interface.
IEEE 802.15.4 describes the standards for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area
Networks (6LoWPAN).
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* iwpan - configure a wpan network device to create a 6LoWPAN network
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* wpan-ping - network testing tool like ping or ping6, especially for
6LoWPAN nodes
Description-md5: 91ae534d5b3c791ae2eab3627f931512