How to install missing ifconfig utility sleeplessbeasties notes. Ifconfig is used to configure the kernelresident network interfaces. When you have successfully installed the ifconfig command on your machine, execute it. The ifconfig command has been deprecated and thus missing by default on debian. How to install missing ifconfig utility sleeplessbeastie. How to install nettools through yum for the not so linux experts. Please use ip link command from iproute2 package to display link layer informations including the hardware address. Because infiniband hardware address has 20 bytes, only the first 8 bytes are displayed correctly. On the latest versions of debian, ifconfig command is missing and in this. With ifconfig you can configure a network interface, display all interfaces which are currently available, even if down. Just a heads up that since buster was released, debian appear to have backported the deprecation to stretch i have v9. Note that some mirrors are not up to date before downloading, check the version number of the images is the same as the one listed on this site.
It works in tandem with iwlist, which generates lists of. The minimal installation of rhel 8 centos 8 doesnt come with the ifconfig command. Objective the ifconfig command has been deprecated and thus missing by default on debian linux, starting from debian stretch. However, it is available in package repository, so applications that depends on it can still be used. If this file does not exist try ls sbinifconfig, the command may just be not installed.
If you want peraddress statistics you should add explicit accounting rules for the address using the ipchains 8 or iptables 8 command. It is used at boot time to set up interfaces as necessary. Debian releases debian jessie release information debian jessie installation information installing debian 8. Ive actually written about ifconfig not found before, but noticed recently another possible scenario so will. However, it is available in package repository, so applications that depends on it can still be. Additionally, note that many sites do not mirror the full set of images especially the dvd images due to its size.
How to install missing ifconfig command on debian linux. Ifconfig uses the ioctl access method to get the full address information, which limits hardware addresses to 8 bytes. For example to use ip command to display a network configuration run the following. This includes arp, ifconfig, netstat, rarp, nameif and route. Since i like and use sudo daily, i decided to install and setup it on debian vm. Install missing ifconfig command on debian linoxide. How to install ifconfig on rhel 8 centos 8 minimal. Configuration tools for linux networking, with debian style ifconfig output. The statistics printed for the original address are shared with all alias addresses on the same device.