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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "whois" package

Please follow the guidance below to install whois on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall whois on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: whois
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.5.21
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 (>= 2.38), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.3)
Filename: pool/main/w/whois/whois_5.5.21_amd64.deb
Size: 51522
MD5sum: 2a6bec1797a87aac24e629dbcc041666
SHA1: c138f9da58d040ed385504d0798b95b2dc50df2d
SHA256: 28eade772be168bdfb5e999117800e0834a1acf577929e6dfbdbd7e8861bb675
SHA512: f379c5aa9493ff4c52d646828f949bdf19f3714e87e782c50174aa16ab1637c2cd6166eb8f4654fb6127078ab549722ba32ba48b0550dd076b42537e607f6b75
Description: intelligent WHOIS client
Description-md5: 28e9df99a50bdfe098edfcf773417990