How To Install v6tmp 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 ipv6pref

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

What is v6tmp 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 v6tmp 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 v6tmp 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 v6tmp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ipv6pref

Install v6tmp using apt

Because v6tmp 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 v6tmp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ipv6pref

Install v6tmp 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 v6tmp by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipv6pref

How to upgrade (update) a single package v6tmp 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 v6tmp, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install ipv6pref

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 ipv6pref

How To Uninstall v6tmp from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the v6tmp package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ipv6pref

Uninstall v6tmp and all its dependencies

To uninstall v6tmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipv6pref

Remove v6tmp with all configurations and data

To remove v6tmp configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ipv6pref

Remove v6tmp completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to v6tmp package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipv6pref

Extra info and code examples

ipv6pref provides a utility that preloads a library and allows users to control the use of IPv6 privacy extensions. For longrunning tasks it may be undesirable to use the periodically changing and random addresses; using the supplied utility, the kernel can be instructed whether to prefer the temporary addresses or stick to the static ones when opening sockets for a specific program.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install v6tmp using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the v6tmp from Ubuntu 22.04.

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