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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "netdiag" package

This is a short guide on how to install netdiag on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall netdiag on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: netdiag
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 715
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Meskes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1-2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses5 (>= 6), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libtinfo5 (>= 6), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, netbase
Filename: pool/universe/n/netdiag/netdiag_1.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 189952
MD5sum: 091af81fdfa2112528dac9ea8f5dd605
SHA1: b8f35e36e4ac9006b1d052c9912f09c6100e3773
SHA256: 47e80a62ab0eddf053616ac2a171d9be731441f5b5e11e1b6ba557c14d10202d
Description-en: Net-Diagnostics (trafshow,netwatch,statnet,tcpspray,tcpblast)
Netdiag contains a collection of small tools to analyze network traffic and
configuration of remote hosts. It is of invaluable help if your
system is showing strange network behaviour and you want to find out what
your network is doing. The included tools are tcpblast, netload, trafshow,
netwatch, statnet, and tcpspray.
Description-md5: 456b84d82d2d34c71a5f56c8b05b48d4
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu