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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "fping" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall fping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fping
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 93
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.13-1
Depends: libcap2-bin, netbase, libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fping/fping_3.13-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25356
MD5sum: 3616f3017b4393dbadaddcc8bb67eb7e
SHA1: 58036a203a41d8ffbd660d41158504abddbb1754
SHA256: 09b7c9fc879f8bafca6121eda41e9e227dee3802d8eba27736eb8679a448e134
Description-en: sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
fping is a ping like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo request to determine if a target host is responding. fping
differs from ping in that you can specify any number of targets on the command
line, or specify a file containing the lists of targets to ping. Instead of
sending to one target until it times out or replies, fping will send out a
ping packet and move on to the next target in a round-robin fashion.
Description-md5: 39b9ab73fb3b3bedff57b40efd2819fd
Homepage: http://www.fping.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu