Install lksctp-tools on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install lksctp-tools

Learn how to install lksctp-tools with the command sudo apt-get install lksctp-tools on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of lksctp-tools:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: lksctp-tools

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

	sudo apt-get install lksctp-tools

Package Details

Package:lksctp-tools
Version:1.0.11+dfsg-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://lksctp.sf.net/
Description:user-space access to Linux Kernel SCTP - commandline tools Commandline tools and libraries to test SCTP functionality . This package is part of the LKSCTP project. . It includes the following commandline tools: * checksctp: Determine if kernel supports SCTP * withsctp: Run existing TCP binaries over SCTP * sctp_darn: Send and receive messages via SCTP * sctp_test: Userspace test application for the SCTP kernel reference implementation . SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) is a message oriented, reliable transport protocol, with congestion control, support for transparent multi-homing, and multiple ordered streams of messages. RFC2960 defines the core protocol. Homepage: http://lksctp.sf.net/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:net

How to install lksctp-tools on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install lksctp-tools on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install lksctp-tools

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

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L lksctp-tools
Package `lksctp-tools' 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 lksctp-tools:

After system update use the following command to install lksctp-tools:

sudo apt-get install lksctp-tools

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 lksctp-tools from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the lksctp-tools 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 lksctp-tools following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  lksctp-tools

Following command is used to remove the lksctp-tools package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove lksctp-tools

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

Completely removing lksctp-tools with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge lksctp-tools

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove lksctp-tools

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