How to Install and Uninstall fingerd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "fingerd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fingerd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fingerd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: fingerd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-17
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: bsd-finger
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38
Depends: update-inetd, netbase, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: finger
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/b/bsd-finger/fingerd_0.17-17_amd64.deb
Size: 11040
MD5sum: 2ead89cc2061207473a687f301cb771e
SHA1: 63650b4ed54eb2151f3da5297396c22fa065dc55
SHA256: dce32efc18bf29b389dc6a6559c203c281548df4004f8442cddf2128137204a7
SHA512: c75378eb2b6ac57fa440b9c5303d04af826078258011fea80e4fa3fe23d654a7529bf8ead2b99bebb0afb081073a35574d3d13ae8ac032c22186dba0c57a6dac
Homepage: http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
Description-en: remote user information server
Fingerd is a simple daemon based on RFC1196 that provides an interface to the
"finger" program at most network sites. The program is supposed to return a
friendly, human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment or a
particular person in depth.
Description-md5: 252aeb1f06e592ea0a2e97dcb289d598