How to Install and Uninstall netcat Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "netcat" package

Please follow the steps below to install netcat on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall netcat on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                netcat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netcat package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: netcat
Architecture: all
Version: 1.217-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: netcat-openbsd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aron Xu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: netcat-openbsd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat_1.217-3ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 2184
MD5sum: 205e3283181e5ce4e51a3ee28fcc5d63
SHA1: 020ba89ed0c9a4d8670b2d62f6b6a2590885e7a6
SHA256: 43db3cdc86bbfda916027e5c5aa35b5c196256d1a10bf6e8fed1792b9311247b
SHA512: 184eb45c5d246bd8dbff3fab47e6fc709243fbc2923f03ec9c0ddb6d1217916f34b6442031f519f0d73bb05a16d62e8ef80fc3bc3102e46c0ece38160b386405
Description-en: TCP/IP swiss army knife -- transitional package
This is a transitional package that depends on the netcat-openbsd
implementation of netcat, preferred in Ubuntu. It may be safely removed.
Description-md5: 467d7ff47ec4ab5d34a582d295e6a32e