How To Install udp-sender on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install udpcast

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is udp-sender and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install udp-sender on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install udp-sender using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install udp-sender using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install udpcast

Install udp-sender using apt

Because udp-sender is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install udp-sender using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install udpcast

Install udp-sender using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install udp-sender by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install udpcast

How to upgrade (update) a single package udp-sender using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the udp-sender, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install udpcast

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install udpcast

How To Uninstall udp-sender from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the udp-sender package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove udpcast

Uninstall udp-sender and all its dependencies

To uninstall udp-sender and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove udpcast

Remove udp-sender with all configurations and data

To remove udp-sender configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge udpcast

Remove udp-sender completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to udp-sender package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udpcast

Extra info and code examples

UDPcast can send data simultaneously to many destinations on a LAN. This can be used, for example, to install entire classrooms of PCs at once. The advantage of UDPcast over other methods (such as NFS, FTP, etc.) is that UDPcast uses Ethernet’s multicast abilities, which means it won’t take longer to install 15 machines than it would to install just two.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install udp-sender using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the udp-sender from Ubuntu 22.04.

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