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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "tcpd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install tcpd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall tcpd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: tcpd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.6.q-31
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: tcp-wrappers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 118
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libwrap0 (= 7.6.q-31)
Filename: pool/universe/t/tcp-wrappers/tcpd_7.6.q-31_amd64.deb
Size: 24192
MD5sum: 25d8a69813aa52cc540440b6987f88b7
SHA1: ed6bfba04326ac04d5d3c7f312b6f8942ea0391f
SHA256: 69354414e8ca872db2c0d56ccdd627729ecd16cc8f51848df90c2debf8b31169
SHA512: cf6d27fdac1742d90d229bb7d12f3abacda43c6d84532dd3181ba29dc79effb25da7253a18794b6e3779ae331501f083294884970cee22d3a6df950bb41d0753
Description-en: Wietse Venema's TCP wrapper utilities
Wietse Venema's network logger, also known as TCPD or LOG_TCP.
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These programs log the client host name of incoming telnet,
ftp, rsh, rlogin, finger etc. requests.
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Security options are:
- access control per host, domain and/or service;
- detection of host name spoofing or host address spoofing;
- booby traps to implement an early-warning system.
Description-md5: d52fad3ffb22dc8056c1ddced83af179