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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xinetd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xinetd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xinetd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: xinetd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.3.15.3-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 303
Provides: inet-superserver
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), netbase, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: rsyslog | system-log-daemon, logrotate, update-inetd
Conflicts: inet-superserver
Filename: pool/universe/x/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 107532
MD5sum: a16b295ed611011b1722ae292e7e0f6d
SHA1: d348fc78f27e1b60ceefcf8bcbc802f7e2588abb
SHA256: 6804ebf7460faa1cb3acb8346f48a32e27b756a88ba11e5dc0e21e145879809b
Homepage: https://github.com/openSUSE/xinetd
Description: replacement for inetd with many enhancements
Description-md5: dc305c474ff901c52b71c07c0ec109d0