How to Add or Remove IPv6 address on Linux machine

IPv6 is the future of internet. So, its really necessary to learn about IPv6.

/sbin/ip command can be used in Linux to add or remove ipv6 address.

Command to Add IPv6 address:

/sbin/ip -6 addr add <ip address>/<network prefix> dev <dev name>

Example:

/sbin/ip -6 addr add 3090::3090/64 dev eth0

Command to Remove IPv6 address:

/sbin/ip -6 addr del <ip address>/<network prefix> dev <dev name>

Example:

/sbin/ip -6 addr del 3090::3090/64 dev eth0