How to Install and Uninstall netcat-openbsd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the netcat-openbsd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "netcat-openbsd" package

Please follow the steps below to install netcat-openbsd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netcat-openbsd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netcat-openbsd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall netcat-openbsd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                netcat-openbsd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netcat-openbsd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: netcat-openbsd
Version: 1.219-1
Installed-Size: 108
Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: d6f7da83d4c946b2cb127e466fba1e0e
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::client,
protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6, protocol::tcp, protocol::udp,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::bsd, use::transmission,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_1.219-1_amd64.deb
Size: 41520
MD5sum: 09caa4cf2f923972a1ef83878e03f413
SHA256: 85adebc045f48eb9a91515202a49940a0a57eff790223402333253ff121dfbdd