How to Install and Uninstall fetch-crl Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "fetch-crl" package

This is a short guide on how to install fetch-crl on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fetch-crl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fetch-crl" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall fetch-crl on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fetch-crl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fetch-crl package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: fetch-crl
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.20-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattias Ellert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 138
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.51), perl:any, libwww-perl, openssl
Filename: pool/universe/f/fetch-crl/fetch-crl_3.0.20-1_all.deb
Size: 37368
MD5sum: 01e874362fd3f719d08ba0aabe98860a
SHA1: b94f8e5bdbeea7634dfb4499db049e3e6e1fbd50
SHA256: 5a1fa088f54330ae92549ef641c2ea18aca9559a0f77dce62950ccedbeeab8b9
SHA512: 449de834bfc2623fad5902df6458614c0924c00be490b949d9bcb05c59364a5af4e43fa597c64c1a173b61c5be1cf10d4e4acefb9a2195dbc13195d1a8648b89
Homepage: https://wiki.nikhef.nl/grid/FetchCRL3
Description-en: Downloads Certificate Revocation Lists
This tool and associated timer (systemd) or cron (init.d) entry
ensure that Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) are periodically
retrieved from the web sites of the respective Certification
Authorities.
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The fetch-crl tool finds all *.crl_url files in the configured CRL
directory, downloads the CRLs listed in those files and saves them in
the same directory. The default configuration uses
/etc/grid-security/certificates as the CRL directory.
Description-md5: cfbd471333e48658be3ee7ef7d73c73f