How to Install and Uninstall netcat-openbsd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "netcat-openbsd" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "netcat-openbsd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall netcat-openbsd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: netcat-openbsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.187-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: important
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aron Xu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_1.187-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 39788
MD5sum: 7ca6919b61d66f0a88b601b02fbe4279
SHA1: c36db3f67bc848a49b026be21cc4207f78b24d3f
SHA256: aa5381260763cebb27e959718f5ff81540c9cee06b1d2ff8a34c9dcca1617596
SHA512: 505c5f6af1b0744fa922d29b346b6cd79ba19e0d8768e817636dbed19834e1e28d91fdeb4d66dfe198d0efd611d345b8fdf5637ac09e97e5ce4f2f4c4bc08620
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: a496fe77780d0b39750c43d6b6259b00
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: netcat-openbsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.187-1
Priority: important
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aron Xu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_1.187-1_amd64.deb
Size: 39596
MD5sum: ed7f57b5057be941b439d313616da61b
SHA1: b5286674f8476bc0d06300a1f47a94f8da7cd1a7
SHA256: 2d1107f7a845444fe11e2b6fd31cdc42a30fcc6e46c8cd23b93fcbf050b35db8
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: a496fe77780d0b39750c43d6b6259b00
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y