How to Install and Uninstall iputils-ping Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "iputils-ping" package

This tutorial shows how to install iputils-ping on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iputils-ping
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iputils-ping" package

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


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

Package: iputils-ping
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:20190709-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: net
Source: iputils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noah Meyerhans
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 106
Provides: ping
Depends: libcap2-bin, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0)
Filename: pool/main/i/iputils/iputils-ping_20190709-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 40000
MD5sum: 11c8c967443342f14429aea0fba83d89
SHA1: 731ab1a02bb355c30aca6607743cad3dfd8bd169
SHA256: ce08339e42c42bd624113b5cbf33110797e0241bdb3e3b65c5fb7bb058bf7be0
SHA512: e21f673dcf0903f1cebd1bbe87d16bb654fbd107477e0fc42d8a0ccb738ff82e0b114e7bcb6dcba04eba2c2574b9590168dddd7492751b232ad6abf67c35371c
Description: Tools to test the reachability of network hosts
Description-md5: d70a0a65fee86f2e5c78f759703e9922
Task: minimal

Package: iputils-ping
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:20190709-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: net
Source: iputils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noah Meyerhans
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Provides: ping
Depends: libcap2-bin, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0)
Filename: pool/main/i/iputils/iputils-ping_20190709-3_amd64.deb
Size: 40120
MD5sum: 875a38aadc8bedfbc99d92ab839bdc4c
SHA1: 23bf8d9c8651bdfb3cb6a25e371f9afb910ef030
SHA256: a9addd6336bb35aa01170b3b39e723338ddd180fa19be321421387e33d0a32f2
Description: Tools to test the reachability of network hosts
Description-md5: d70a0a65fee86f2e5c78f759703e9922
Task: minimal