Linux Networking Documentation

Disable IPv6 on Ubuntu

Edit `/etc/sysctl.conf` and and add the following lines at the end:

net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1
            

After that run:

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6

If it reports `1` means you have disabled IPV6. If it reports `0` then continue to follow the guide.

Run command:

sysctl -p

you will see this in terminal:

net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1
            

Run the following again:

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6