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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gwhois" package

This is a short guide on how to install gwhois on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gwhois on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: gwhois
Architecture: all
Version: 20120626-1.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Juliane Holzt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 113
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, perl, libwww-perl, lynx, curl, libnet-libidn-perl
Suggests: openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver
Filename: pool/universe/g/gwhois/gwhois_20120626-1.3_all.deb
Size: 28760
MD5sum: 90f07a446f7b5db570c5bc521a01b5b5
SHA1: d30e171ace09391f9574ea0637844a3a1c3d670c
SHA256: 566c41295e48e3666afc64d6540bf9fd84b98a5662c8fa52568504a1a0526b4b
SHA512: 3747a0396488defdbb88918122097a428b82fdbf5ff41ced4a7b7faaa52e064dfbfea2f3af52932b11540e1897e25350830e3f1640b765bda739fbaab1ad903c
Description-en: generic Whois Client / Server
gwhois is a generic whois client / server. This means that it know
for many (virtually all) TLDs, IP-Ranges and Handles out there where
to ask. It queries other whois-servers as well as web-lookup forms.
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gwhois can be used as a client, but you can invoke it as a server
(e.g. via inetd) as well for usage with a normal whois client.
Description-md5: 700acfb94991db15492e8b8feade951e