How to Install and Uninstall arping Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "arping" package

Please follow the steps below to install arping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall arping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: arping
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 103
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Giuseppe Iuculano
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.14-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Conflicts: iputils-arping, iputils-ping (<< 20001110-6)
Filename: pool/universe/a/arping/arping_2.14-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25180
MD5sum: 02ee6c644bb1886c08b29cc620059893
SHA1: 63f615371163fc5fa1a9a84c46f85116dc00c573
SHA256: 098951b7e1c36287ed1f594b41242d9aaceefd01c60710e3deaa641bb5c1109f
Description-en: sends IP and/or ARP pings (to the MAC address)
The arping utility sends ARP and/or ICMP requests to the specified host
and displays the replies. The host may be specified by its hostname,
its IP address, or its MAC address.
Description-md5: f9961d479363b72d3c3239629d7637df
Homepage: http://www.habets.pp.se/synscan/programs.php?prog=arping
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu