How to Install and Uninstall fping Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fping" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fping on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall fping on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: fping
Version: 5.0-1
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libcap2-bin, netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17)
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_5.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 39688
MD5sum: a35ecf619bcd27e77f423316a464fa4b
SHA256: 21d64a5c24dbd166f1a4eb5ff376b5b30ad82bbd02a783d48387a4ee7b70ab8f