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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "whois" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install whois on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall whois on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                whois
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the whois package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: whois
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.5.13
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 272
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.3)
Filename: pool/main/w/whois/whois_5.5.13_amd64.deb
Size: 53432
MD5sum: b5e9219784e438fbe3b4734d9da4a229
SHA1: 7a364e3d5f0e29791713d596ee27a48b28decc7b
SHA256: 8f923569d167f5e3c86e63b36a059f1dfd4aba2a17ad0263d318f9ac0c776386
SHA512: 296b7018db62d5849575c79e217f25da08236ea970200ebc7faf68fcdcedcdd03c3e444b0ba477f4ceff0dd087c296c4e5694b194e7cf5a90309cd019915df85
Description: intelligent WHOIS client
Description-md5: 28e9df99a50bdfe098edfcf773417990