How to Install and Uninstall libc-ares2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libc-ares2" package

Learn how to install libc-ares2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libc-ares2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libc-ares2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libc-ares2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libc-ares2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libc-ares2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libc-ares2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.17.1-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libs
Source: c-ares
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 112
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Conflicts: libcares2
Replaces: libc-ares1
Filename: pool/main/c/c-ares/libc-ares2_1.17.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 41956
MD5sum: f3deaa7ecc4be9c8d757fc943a5eb8af
SHA1: 5aa13efa886b2c36b863a68b5e46cf6d9e1584c4
SHA256: cb6a696d040c0dfd0820def5ba7bf941c5ec32535c222f40973e8f86fe1e4668
SHA512: c98dabad05b90669983f85f96718cfca9ad8e14ec5fca41285711dff8c8ab41c064bc62582cfc18aa16527699dc95ec380d9f0e868028affb1d0fbc018f0b9e2
Homepage: https://c-ares.haxx.se/
Description-en: asynchronous name resolver
c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolution
asynchronously.
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It is a fork of the library named "ares", with additional features:
* IPv6 support;
* extended cross-platform portability;
* 64-bit clean sources.
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This package provides the shared libraries.
Description-md5: 2ddfa5de14223839b0bc40795e305cef
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop