How to Install and Uninstall fping Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "fping" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fping on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fping
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fping" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fping on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fping
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fping package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: fping
Version: 4.2-1
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libcap2-bin, netbase, libc6 (>= 2.15)
Enhances: netdata (>= 1.5)
Description: sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
Description-md5: 39b9ab73fb3b3bedff57b40efd2819fd
Homepage: https://www.fping.org/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::scanner, protocol::ip, role::program, scope::utility,
use::checking, use::scanning
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fping/fping_4.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 37684
MD5sum: c4e3b51c8381819ad8316e40ef16c4d0
SHA256: ee5aae235fdd24a9b672f2e023ff08b2e3597acf1c270b5e783dd4b2a4b50eef