How to Install and Uninstall ndisc6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "ndisc6" package

Please follow the steps below to install ndisc6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ndisc6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ndisc6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ndisc6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ndisc6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ndisc6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ndisc6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 264
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rémi Denis-Courmont
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.1-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), perl
Conflicts: iputils-tracepath (<< 3:20070202)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ndisc6/ndisc6_1.0.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 44272
MD5sum: 31afddcd4d277ba1364a01ce3bee438b
SHA1: 50ee324be22f8da886ed1868daf6befed8909feb
SHA256: cf1477553a1d8677467aa426feac87ea531630cb3f4515100c1dba560ce9585d
Description-en: IPv6 diagnostic tools
ndisc6 gathers a few diagnostic tools for IPv6 networks including:
- ndisc6, which performs ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery in userland,
- rdisc6, which performs ICMPv6 Router Discovery in userland,
- rltraceroute6, a UDP/ICMP IPv6 implementation of traceroute,
- tcptraceroute6, a TCP/IPv6-based traceroute implementation,
- tcpspray6, a TCP/IP Discard/Echo bandwidth meter,
- addrinfo, easy script interface for hostname and address resolution,
- dnssort, DNS sorting script.
Description-md5: f99e054f0174d000209b735d28e912a9
Homepage: http://www.remlab.net/ndisc6/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu