How to Install and Uninstall netcat-openbsd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "netcat-openbsd" package

This is a short guide on how to install netcat-openbsd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall netcat-openbsd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: netcat-openbsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.206-1ubuntu1
Priority: important
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aron Xu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 108
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.25)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_1.206-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 37788
MD5sum: a99b672518f86e3801215964e2af5b44
SHA1: 6c66b07bdafff71858a8454acf62f14463e957c9
SHA256: 1f32ddaaa011e7ced9bdc102c980671945121d5213585b8e09f3fee923a6c544
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: a496fe77780d0b39750c43d6b6259b00
Task: minimal