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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "xinetd" package

This tutorial shows how to install xinetd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

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


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

Package: xinetd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.3.15.4-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 300
Provides: inet-superserver
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), netbase
Suggests: update-inetd
Conflicts: inet-superserver
Filename: pool/universe/x/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 114646
MD5sum: 60565735b5c1195d400a23000441bcb9
SHA1: 15b259ac509ccc4f234061a32136b3fe31f4be04
SHA256: 29353ea84e20a9263f2a26692827e716cdf1c497297c9839fe8cf3f3ae57d8ff
SHA512: 76f769afa575fb1fb8e0e228561ad6c5586b7a8ab17077132e5b8ab0b1b7fb1552b7b30859d785e1e8c4f601dd82befd4ffaa13d970ea3182016c8846c862ac5
Homepage: https://github.com/openSUSE/xinetd
Description: replacement for inetd with many enhancements
Description-md5: dc305c474ff901c52b71c07c0ec109d0