Using ip instead of ifconfig

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. ifconfig, part of net-tools has not been updated since 2001, and is marked as deprecated/obsolete, and is not available on some distros, it's also not recommended to be used.

Describe the solution you'd like Utilizing ip (iproute2) instead of ifconfig would allow better support for those distros that do not have access to ifconfig.

Describe alternatives you've considered For now, of course it's possible for the user to maintain their own build of net-tools if it's not available in the distro's package management system, but it's an inconvinience when ip is available across all distros.

Additional context https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/bse3wm/is_ifconfig_deprecated/

https://ubuntu.com/blog/if-youre-still-using-ifconfig-youre-living-in-the-past

https://serverfault.com/questions/458628/should-i-quit-using-ifconfig

https://access.redhat.com/sites/default/files/attachments/rh_ip_command_cheatsheet_1214_jcs_print.pdf

https://linux.die.net/man/8/ifconfig

https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/net-tools

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