How to Install and Uninstall ipv6toolkit Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ipv6toolkit" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ipv6toolkit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ipv6toolkit" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ipv6toolkit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ipv6toolkit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ipv6toolkit package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ipv6toolkit
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 2250
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Octavio Alvarez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), ieee-data
Filename: pool/universe/i/ipv6toolkit/ipv6toolkit_2.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 456482
MD5sum: 48608bece0b0d27dcfc417f3ae748426
SHA1: e8db280504ea60c1d04c8758317b5674833b083e
SHA256: c4d5c785ce0aa30f7f684d3fb55a76f711f8f71a8222ef093592a2e33f2fb8fd
Description-en: Security assessment and troubleshooting tool for the IPv6 protocols
The SI6 Networks' IPv6 toolkit is a set of IPv6 security and
trouble-shooting tools, that can send arbitrary IPv6-based
packets.
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List of tools:
* addr6: An IPv6 address analysis and manipulation tool.
* flow6: A tool to perform a security asseessment of the IPv6 Flow
Label.
* frag6: A tool to perform IPv6 fragmentation-based attacks and to
perform a security assessment of a number of fragmentation-related
aspects.
* icmp6: A tool to perform attacks based on ICMPv6 error messages.
* jumbo6: A tool to assess potential flaws in the handling of IPv6
Jumbograms.
* na6: A tool to send arbitrary Neighbor Advertisement messages.
* ni6: A tool to send arbitrary ICMPv6 Node Information messages,
and assess possible flaws in the processing of such packets.
* ns6: A tool to send arbitrary Neighbor Solicitation messages.
* ra6: A tool to send arbitrary Router Advertisement messages.
* rd6: A tool to send arbitrary ICMPv6 Redirect messages.
* rs6: A tool to send arbitrary Router Solicitation messages.
* scan6: An IPv6 address scanning tool.
* tcp6: A tool to send arbitrary TCP segments and perform a variety
of TCP-based attacks.
Description-md5: b81fcb563c4a3882073d316d7d1739cc
Homepage: http://www.si6networks.com/tools/ipv6toolkit/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu