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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ifplugd" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ifplugd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ifplugd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 270
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Walter Franzini
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.28-19ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdaemon0 (>= 0.10), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: ifupdown (>= 0.6.4-4.2)
Suggests: wpasupplicant, waproamd
Breaks: udev (<< 136-1)
Filename: pool/universe/i/ifplugd/ifplugd_0.28-19ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 65142
MD5sum: abb229b2275b9820fe59af1818dbdd8d
SHA1: b894c00296ce9fd237dd6b31560beee4244aeb49
SHA256: b45cbcc360c465f055f6fbab8968abe41b1207f86001a7c68a095332fc373b7c
Description-en: configuration daemon for ethernet devices
ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your ethernet device
when a cable is plugged in and automatically de-configure it if the cable is
pulled out. This is useful on laptops with onboard network adapters, since it
will only configure the interface when a cable is really connected. Features
include:
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* syslog support
* Multiple ethernet interface support
* Uses Debian's native ifup/ifdown programs
* Small executable size and memory footprint
* Option to beep when the cable is unplugged or plugged
* Option to beep when the interface configuration succeeds or fails
* Can be configured to ignore short unplugged or plugged periods
* Configure WLAN devices (on detecting a successful association to an AP)
* Supports SIOCETHTOOL, SIOCGMIIREG and SIOCDEVPRIVATE for getting link status
* Compatibility mode for network devices which do not support cable detection
Description-md5: 1e81b24efbffc26be8c4c06a4960c8e7
Homepage: http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/ifplugd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu