How to Install and Uninstall p0f Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "p0f" package

This is a short guide on how to install p0f on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                p0f
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "p0f" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall p0f on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                p0f
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the p0f package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: p0f
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.09b-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 217
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Filename: pool/universe/p/p0f/p0f_3.09b-2_amd64.deb
Size: 79252
MD5sum: 3bd8255514c4a0dd430549ec4fd52e36
SHA1: 01e4125c9bd7d9d725917e5f53fd8acb464269c1
SHA256: 7e2168772d46f50d4f876e1e55cf82f48b6c33887d466746950b83cba8cc7eb9
Homepage: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/p0f3/
Description: Passive OS fingerprinting tool
Description-md5: b01e13ebb1f82cf062a8228dde42d66e