How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install netsniff-ng on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netsniff-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall netsniff-ng on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: netsniff-ng
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.5-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Borkmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2011
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libcli1.10 (>= 1.9.1), libgeoip1 (>= 1.6.12), libncurses6 (>= 6), libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.7), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsodium23 (>= 0.6.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6), liburcu6 (>= 0.11.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Recommends: ntp
Filename: pool/universe/n/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng_0.6.5-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 604992
MD5sum: c0dd35c4e98989dd6f5435d5730dad2e
SHA1: 49a2de2c8016f1e651cc1dd492c8eab4b86a84a9
SHA256: 0b14e82b3826073eb59e5c303c70a2d449232ee479ff0f44d44ffc580e085ff7
Homepage: http://netsniff-ng.org/
Description: Linux network packet sniffer toolkit
Description-md5: b94b6656a53c5a961d6819a18232069f