How to Install and Uninstall netcat-openbsd Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "netcat-openbsd" package

Please follow the instructions below to install netcat-openbsd on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: netcat-openbsd
Version: 1.217-3
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Aron Xu
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.25)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: a496fe77780d0b39750c43d6b6259b00
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_1.217-3_amd64.deb
Size: 41120
MD5sum: f19348fcf1bb606f396946833c4e86ca
SHA256: 24a706c98094ff3c99ff29ad45fddf727b136bdb2ff9433bd5f4a1861bf42d0c