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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "socat" package

Learn how to install socat on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall socat on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: socat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.3.2-2ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1010
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Filename: pool/main/s/socat/socat_1.7.3.2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 341772
MD5sum: 27570e38dd7369eff48e1331fbd92db5
SHA1: edc3171d71c65320a99e2865eb5f2502249243ee
SHA256: 42e41e8521ab9a99aaa42b6a2818115949ef7e94f03dd8457dfbbc3b6a8c80bb
Homepage: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
Description: multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
Description-md5: 756f78d1d190c48fab624c958dfcb5ab
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full
Supported: 5y