How to remove the sit0 network interface?

when I type ifconfig -a, there is a sit0, why it is here, and how to delete it?

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4 NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

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sit stands for simple internet transition. sit0 is the Linux name for 6to4. 6to4 is a tunneling protocol for using IPv6 over an existing IPv4 connection.

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To disable sit0 interface

open /etc/modprobe.d/aliases file using the command sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliasessearch for "alias net-pf-10 ipv6" and replace that with "alias net-pf-10 off"

Reboot the machine.

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Hope this helps.

The sit0 interface appears if the sit kernel module is loaded. To remove it without reboot, unload the sit module:

sudo modprobe -r sit

You may need to make sure all sit tunnels are down and removed before you unload the sit module using

ip link set dev <SIT TUNNEL NAME> down
ip tunnel del <SIT TUNNEL NAME>

If the module is loaded on startup it will re-appear after a reboot. To remove it permanently see Michael Hampton's answer.

Blacklist the sit module, so that it doesn't load.

Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:

sudo nano -w /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

Add an entry to blacklist sit:

blacklist sit