How to Install and Uninstall arp-scan Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "arp-scan" package

Please follow the guidance below to install arp-scan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                arp-scan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "arp-scan" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall arp-scan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                arp-scan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the arp-scan package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: arp-scan
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 672
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tim Brown
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.1-2ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Recommends: libwww-perl
Filename: pool/universe/a/arp-scan/arp-scan_1.8.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 213788
MD5sum: 520aadfa08768c404a3cd80581b09ab4
SHA1: 5d104f45179791c719ad1c594d0880781604d77e
SHA256: 6e6e0ca01eccc4a51eb84467c9978a3681b7f3332d5f5bead6e9c569bee302d9
Description-en: arp scanning and fingerprinting tool
arp-scan is a command-line tool that uses the ARP protocol to discover and
fingerprint IP hosts on the local network. It is available for Linux and BSD
under the GPL licence
Description-md5: 41fece0fe3a96af889ef6efbd16d29d1
Homepage: http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu