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

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "telnetd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install telnetd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall telnetd on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: telnetd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-42
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: netkit-telnet
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 115
Provides: telnet-server
Depends: adduser, openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver, passwd, libc6 (>= 2.33)
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-telnet/telnetd_0.17-42_amd64.deb
Size: 39124
MD5sum: 93b7c691ea7bc1df2d240724c4bf19cb
SHA1: d59ed8be6907f62098fe8f5e1bf4aac09493b279
SHA256: fe8478bbe3087cc30543ac1ec9b4ab00f25ed8ffde1c94618ffcbc0bcf97f99c
SHA512: c0c4d65a65650ff9c790e2969061e473802597e7f9ffee41ed0fdb7b9b4efcd83441ecd544fd22cbd8691407f3c747332609420a134606a8c5e4111352fcc807
Description-en: basic telnet server
The in.telnetd program is a server which supports the DARPA telnet interactive
communication protocol.
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This legacy server should in general be abandoned in favour of a contemporary
ssh-server, as this implementation only is able to process password and user
name in clear text. Other variants, like telnetd-ssl and a selection of
Kerberized TELNET servers, are able to improve on this by providing secure
forms of authentication and encryption.
Description-md5: a4202bf9442b809f894e67eab2f3633e