How to Install and Uninstall geoipupdate Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "geoipupdate" package

Please follow the instructions below to install geoipupdate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall geoipupdate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                geoipupdate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the geoipupdate package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: geoipupdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.6-2
Built-Using: golang-1.12 (= 1.12.12-1ubuntu1), golang-github-gofrs-flock (= 0.7.1-2), golang-github-pkg-errors (= 0.8.1-1), golang-github-spf13-pflag (= 1.0.3-1)
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Faidon Liambotis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7163
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: mmdb-bin, geoip-bin
Filename: pool/multiverse/g/geoipupdate/geoipupdate_4.0.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1870232
MD5sum: 3af87e2f0fb0c024a481d11f0055f86c
SHA1: 5142bbca6d7420b468360d1a575df11d1fe49c5b
SHA256: 01580471e83f98497a58030ef599f8edc060ac818484a681127f15a6a9b3aaaa
Homepage: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoipupdate/
Description: MaxMind GeoIP/GeoIP2 database updates
Description-md5: a2895a6c38b02d5ac71cd58cfa2dec0f