How to Install and Uninstall kcat Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "kcat" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kcat on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall kcat on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kcat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kcat package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: kcat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.1-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: kafkacat
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Bernat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 91
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), librdkafka1 (>= 1.6.0), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kafkacat/kcat_1.7.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 34478
MD5sum: 2d3c4e65b736dfd240182b48ec6b2fd4
SHA1: 319ecf51c4a751c7b06cbc329c301722b09c5599
SHA256: ef4189e33370b3cd23e6fb378935c04d57c65b43bd0139d2a3a61fa40f223731
SHA512: 31888d20ab2b0aef59a847954a074d9f95972558428bc14a0d659feecb8e7d4a9a42839b845fcabc2459ffb3f71b3cd687cbe0b640440c76d37ac2fe901f947f
Homepage: https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
Description: producer and consumer for Apache Kafka
Description-md5: 17587d0a1b21c8f3e1287f4979165812