How to Install and Uninstall iproute2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "iproute2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install iproute2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iproute2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iproute2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall iproute2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iproute2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iproute2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: iproute2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian iproute2 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1487
Provides: arpd
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.15)
Recommends: libatm1 (>= 2.4.1-17~), libxtables11
Suggests: iproute2-doc
Conflicts: arpd, iproute (<< 20130000-1)
Replaces: iproute
Filename: pool/main/i/iproute2/iproute2_4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.5_amd64.deb
Size: 522552
MD5sum: b228f6d27f1485a67beea2bbae166bad
SHA1: 2526af36c168345ae65590ca72a471796ca9a261
SHA256: 9792f856e3a051286149262767881007af43148e97f6cf8e02e681ad000b3367
SHA512: c252ab6f1bcec953b54c307baa7e5f57eaf14ec60b9d827c59a3b8c3363420234c3b5801e77eadacf9cd1d2c53cc0143d9a2bab8db2c2918b9af10cbbcb66562
Homepage: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Net:Iproute2
Description-en: networking and traffic control tools
The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and
traffic control.
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These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink
interface, providing advanced features not available through the
legacy net-tools commands 'ifconfig' and 'route'.
Description-md5: d10cc46ca4a9e5489b7d2c879fcfba17
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: iproute2
Priority: important
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1486
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian iproute2 Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.3.0-1ubuntu3
Replaces: iproute
Provides: arpd
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.15)
Recommends: libatm1 (>= 2.4.1-17~), libxtables11
Suggests: iproute2-doc
Conflicts: arpd, iproute (<< 20130000-1)
Filename: pool/main/i/iproute2/iproute2_4.3.0-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 522200
MD5sum: 238a2b438f03df8bac3886c3dea16d05
SHA1: 1373d357be66d2ffe849ddba9e8e5264be3487d7
SHA256: fabb1573435435fe7626da13799930bce05f4388d7d6737df6d45967ba62d558
Description-en: networking and traffic control tools
The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and
traffic control.
.
These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink
interface, providing advanced features not available through the
legacy net-tools commands 'ifconfig' and 'route'.
Description-md5: d10cc46ca4a9e5489b7d2c879fcfba17
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Net:Iproute2
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk