Installing packeth on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing packeth on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install packeth.


 

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Quick installation of packeth:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: packeth

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install packeth

Package Details

Package:packeth
Version:1.6.5-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://packeth.sourceforge.net
Description:Ethernet packet generator packeth is a GUI packet generator tool for Ethernet. It allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of packets via Ethernet. It also supports the PCAP format, so you can load packets from any other program (i.e. wireshark). . You can create and send any Ethernet packet. The supported protocols are: Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, 802.1q, QinQ, ARP, IPv4, UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP, RTP.
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install packeth on Ubuntu 17.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If packeth is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L packeth' will give followin error.


Installing packeth:

After system update use the following command to install packeth:

sudo apt-get install packeth

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove packeth from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the packeth from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the packeth following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  packeth

Following command is used to remove the packeth package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove packeth

This will remove packeth and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing packeth with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge packeth

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove packeth

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with packeth package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.