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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "httping" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall httping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: httping
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 118
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Abhijith PA
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), openssl
Filename: pool/universe/h/httping/httping_2.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 43778
MD5sum: 4fc9cd910d769e61dc188df9ccab9882
SHA1: e3a9eb60caa73cfd1ed302a0cb451dc3ee9163b0
SHA256: 34691b880278ce0778624d06f84c63948b2712080665e2527a38a0c1c110fc76
Description-en: ping-like program for http-requests
httping is like ping for HTTP. It sends requests to a hostname or a remote
URL and it shows you how long it takes to connect, send a HTTP request and
retrieve the reply (only the header).
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It supports SSL as well as various different ways to use it.
Description-md5: 9ee69bd6b64016d8b0c063e83e47a7da
Homepage: http://www.vanheusden.com/httping
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu