How to Install and Uninstall libsocket-wrapper Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "libsocket-wrapper" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libsocket-wrapper on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libsocket-wrapper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libsocket-wrapper" package

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


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

Package: libsocket-wrapper
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Source: socket-wrapper
Version: 1.1.5-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/s/socket-wrapper/libsocket-wrapper_1.1.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25840
MD5sum: 8cf7ecf0f495081814e24f50b01dc1f8
SHA1: 35e154cb9dadc05ad54130e51bbbab82d1e9af71
SHA256: 767dea2daeb35ddfc38b77aa8eb9a8aa0049ec985b8f4bcb7aa400e4d6283c15
Description-en: socket wrapper library
socket_wrapper is a preload library that makes possible to run several
instances of the full software stack on the same machine and perform locally
functional testing of complex network configurations. It passes all socket
communication over unix domain sockets.
Description-md5: df581241da4b0b0d2068c5948a2fc755
Homepage: http://cwrap.org/socket_wrapper.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu