How to Install and Uninstall 6tunnel Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 21,2024

1. Install "6tunnel" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install 6tunnel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                6tunnel
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "6tunnel" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall 6tunnel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                6tunnel
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the 6tunnel package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: 6tunnel
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jari Aalto
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.11rc2-8
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/6/6tunnel/6tunnel_0.11rc2-8_amd64.deb
Size: 14646
MD5sum: 7ef7b2612006273673d47bab9f11fd98
SHA1: 867f6b4dd16ae126f0c5ca3b32c88967c02ebea3
SHA256: 9c65cda846d15276dd570475980d8141733ae101bde07c935cb269f5b5f23eec
Description-en: TCP proxy for non-IPv6 applications
6tunnel allows you to use services provided by IPv6 hosts with
IPv4-only applications and vice versa. It can bind to any of your IPv4
or IPv6 addresses and forward all data to IPv4 or IPv6 host.
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It can be used for example as an IPv6-capable IRC proxy.
Description-md5: 48c79c738bde16847fbc9577329a56f0
Homepage: http://toxygen.net/6tunnel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu