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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "whois" package

This is a short guide on how to install whois on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall whois on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: whois
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.3.0
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 256
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.25)
Filename: pool/main/w/whois/whois_5.3.0_amd64.deb
Size: 43664
MD5sum: cd592631585eec394c0d433ac42aab78
SHA1: 871bfb70130bc53ad8fa7886b46c1466f946bf30
SHA256: eaa9adf6bb2f00d7ef1d81d96945ffb294251440ef6bde08605cbdfb164aec8a
Description: intelligent WHOIS client
Description-md5: 28e9df99a50bdfe098edfcf773417990
Supported: 5y