Install libdumbnet-dev on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libdumbnet-dev

Learn how to install libdumbnet-dev with the command sudo apt-get install libdumbnet-dev on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of libdumbnet-dev:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: libdumbnet-dev

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

	sudo apt-get install libdumbnet-dev

Package Details

Package:libdumbnet-dev
Version:1.12-3.1ubuntu0.1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://code.google.com/p/libdnet/
Description:A dumb, portable networking library -- development files libdumbnet provides a simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines, including * network address manipulation * kernel arp(4) cache and route(4) table lookup and manipulation * network firewalling (Ip filter, ipfw, ipchains, pdf, ...) * network interface lookup and manipulation * raw IP packet and Ethernet frame transmission . libdumbnet is known as libdnet in other distributions, but was renamed in Debian in favour of the older DECnet library 'libdnet'. . This package contains the static library and the C header files. Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/libdnet/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:libdevel

How to install libdumbnet-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install libdumbnet-dev on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libdumbnet-dev

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 12.04 LTS 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 libdumbnet-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libdumbnet-dev' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libdumbnet-dev
Package `libdumbnet-dev' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing libdumbnet-dev:

After system update use the following command to install libdumbnet-dev:

sudo apt-get install libdumbnet-dev

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 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 libdumbnet-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libdumbnet-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the libdumbnet-dev following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  libdumbnet-dev

Following command is used to remove the libdumbnet-dev package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libdumbnet-dev

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

Completely removing libdumbnet-dev with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge libdumbnet-dev

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libdumbnet-dev

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