How to Install and Uninstall mgen Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "mgen" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mgen on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mgen on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mgen
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mgen package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: mgen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.02.b+dfsg1-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Raoul Gunnar Borenius
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Suggests: mgen-doc
Filename: pool/universe/m/mgen/mgen_5.02.b+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 101882
MD5sum: 784ce68cea68f5003263d4501a65b362
SHA1: a3f6d8ad7504f71759fa90232b0c2cf6a94c0cf6
SHA256: 37c84c195effafb22751e08244a522fda533f84449cc1d037c9521a961a69100
Homepage: http://cs.itd.nrl.navy.mil/work/mgen/
Description: packet generator for IP network performance tests
Description-md5: 4be1ed8c48694c25c164f8a53cd09595