How to Install and Uninstall netcat-traditional Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 08,2024

1. Install "netcat-traditional" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netcat-traditional
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netcat-traditional" package

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


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

Package: netcat-traditional
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ruben Molina
Architecture: amd64
Source: netcat
Version: 1.10-41
Provides: netcat
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/n/netcat/netcat-traditional_1.10-41_amd64.deb
Size: 60678
MD5sum: 690e32efb7248efb3ae2a9c17f10eb2d
SHA1: ad592a45d1fda929f07f58dced75fb0f3ce7594b
SHA256: 3f7228d7b47a7f387e9b641ce4d7de04d9655041ae455c6bae229ddd4e92120e
Description-en: TCP/IP swiss army knife
A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
connections using TCP or UDP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable
"back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other
programs and scripts. At the same time it is a feature-rich network
debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind
of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in
capabilities.
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This is the "classic" netcat, written by *Hobbit*. It lacks many
features found in netcat-openbsd.
Description-md5: 83fb6fcb16e6638fb447527fffff1e0a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu