How to Install and Uninstall socat Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: September 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "socat" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install socat on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                socat
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "socat" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall socat on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                socat
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the socat package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: socat
Version: 1.7.4.4-2
Installed-Size: 1515
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), 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_1.7.4.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 375188
MD5sum: b1fd9d92bd249e1acf4a7ea820dcb30c
SHA256: 2bf3094e16ce0aab245193eb6b7cb6b6e086f68d321b757e2090901b4cd7f826