How to Install iproute2 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install iproute2 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

iproute2 software package provides networking and traffic control tools, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install iproute2 

iproute2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the iproute2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep iproute2 *

You will get with iproute2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

iproute2 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package iproute2
Version 3.12.0-2
Description networking and traffic control tools
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove iproute2 software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?