How to Install and Uninstall netcat-openbsd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the netcat-openbsd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "netcat-openbsd" package

This guide let you learn how to install netcat-openbsd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "netcat-openbsd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall netcat-openbsd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netcat-openbsd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: netcat-openbsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.218-4ubuntu1
Priority: important
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 106
Provides: netcat
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Replaces: netcat (<< 1.10-35)
Filename: pool/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_1.218-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 39388
MD5sum: c53815f2151718cbc7d1a22943f6a324
SHA1: 1fe04a34968736257d08462be9eb99b76a9b6a2b
SHA256: 135685b9a101ccb18753b7d79b5843290859d63a026d2368fa0161fbc4c5eaf9
SHA512: 5e06e06069fc4e5ead917c8d444916182e96b444ecb27cf37cbcf57af78eabcf3b96271414486eb572c09080428cc07cde1d031f03df2c6a10db89c5018a0c3a
Description: TCP/IP swiss army knife
Description-md5: d6f7da83d4c946b2cb127e466fba1e0e
Task: minimal