How to Install and Uninstall fetch-crl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fetch-crl" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fetch-crl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fetch-crl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fetch-crl" package

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


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

Package: fetch-crl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 134
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattias Ellert
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.17-1
Depends: perl, libwww-perl, openssl
Filename: pool/universe/f/fetch-crl/fetch-crl_3.0.17-1_all.deb
Size: 35534
MD5sum: 06606bcbae7cdd09f7f5d9195ee24120
SHA1: 9f6d355acc9a864c2472d287826b84c3a8a612c6
SHA256: 4e8c96f1256572504e6880384999d72464fc6338d2145962fafadd175b9e3016
Description-en: Downloads Certificate Revocation Lists
This tool and associated cron entry ensure that Certificate Revocation
Lists (CRLs) are periodically retrieved from the web sites of the
respective Certification Authorities.
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The fetch-crl tool finds all *.crl_url files in the configured CRL
directory, downloads the CRLs listed in those files and saves them in
the same directory. The default configuration uses
/etc/grid-security/certificates as the CRL directory.
Description-md5: 4a38b98e6105c662b5b82dcf7e75f736
Homepage: http://wiki.nikhef.nl/grid/FetchCRL3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu