How to Install and Uninstall bidentd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bidentd" package

Learn how to install bidentd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bidentd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bidentd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bidentd package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: bidentd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.4-1.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Wesley W. Terpstra (Debian)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Provides: ident-server
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, netbase, debconf, openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver
Conflicts: ident-server
Filename: pool/universe/b/bidentd/bidentd_1.1.4-1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 19448
MD5sum: 8e694068aa06942b9d8ebc52579d5689
SHA1: 7ce4a84c96f6c81ab0f368fe31ad24b9e0c0ee92
SHA256: eaac51b6f503204f15970acd3975557f82e4b3007e04487ab4c891f41d566172
SHA512: 0da90c7a641391ffaa57d9d5b03a7df64a5547fe6f0bac558440916df7b33e2616fc8d056c3a809e4393e84459af960f2cbe3b09dc91cd5bdea4800e77002844
Homepage: http://bisqwit.iki.fi/source/bidentd.html
Description-en: Bisqwit's identd for NAT proxying
This daemon provides an Identification Protocol (RFC 1413) daemon. It
works like an ident daemon is supposed to work. Masquerading is
supported, and works recursively. Works only under Linux, due to the
use of /proc filesystem.
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A typical case for using Bisqwit's identd:
- Alpha has the internet connection. It has an ip in internet.
- Beta is masqueraded by Alpha.
- Gamma is masqueraded by Beta.
- Somebody in Gamma starts irc, and the irc server (in internet)
gets the username of the user in Gamma, correctly.
All of these computers would be running bidentd (from inetd),
although Gamma could have any ident daemon, as it does not masquerade
further.
Description-md5: 7f34879b45166f71dd4f835dec65a655