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

Last updated: January 25,2025

1. Install "socat" package

Please follow the guidance below to install socat on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall socat on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: socat
Version: 1.7.3.2-2
Installed-Size: 1010
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Description: multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
Description-md5: 756f78d1d190c48fab624c958dfcb5ab
Homepage: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::client,
network::server, network::vpn, protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6,
protocol::ssl, protocol::tcp, protocol::telnet, protocol::udp,
role::program, scope::utility, use::proxying, use::transmission,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/socat/socat_1.7.3.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 357680
MD5sum: fb58b8c99be045183716a16c1a77a3bb
SHA256: 43075db7598277bdfeca9adf6b43bc6592f2017fdfa3c7d61f923563d7e90853