How to Install and Uninstall socat Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "socat" package

This tutorial shows how to install socat on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall socat on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: socat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.4.1-3ubuntu4
Priority: extra
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1349
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Filename: pool/main/s/socat/socat_1.7.4.1-3ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 349118
MD5sum: 00d0505f723b61e52905702ca2e05436
SHA1: 2b59e4b6879c9439d85f085bf016a0ccbecee6d6
SHA256: aec6c231f65564cb75c9c2e5c3ce0739482688f373f141471ecf9276fc03df67
SHA512: 3441235f85a35f67078b9754f2242a77d311c6d0694e026a08e3bbc0b369c9c42c070020de05401d15514eb7d0f48b85148e2ed3d4ec86d72c42e8dc4f64e192
Homepage: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
Description: multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
Description-md5: 756f78d1d190c48fab624c958dfcb5ab
Task: kubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop