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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "netmask" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install netmask on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall netmask on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: netmask
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 49
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/n/netmask/netmask_2.4.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23874
MD5sum: 5a52e3ab0994d1e8a70365c173fca819
SHA1: 457ee42d6ce37e8a240a4d96108a31ff531f7023
SHA256: 80b5f8bbc5c244cd9b3f4b4b7554f6b2d1dfd0f244a44b77f2afeb532b997177
Description-en: helps determine network masks
This is a tiny program handy if you work with firewalls or routers
occasionally (possibly using this as a helper for shell scripts). It can
determine the smallest set of network masks to specify a range of hosts.
It can also convert between common IP netmask and address formats.
Description-md5: dd43573428298cdf4f69b88a74cf3a3b
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/talby-/netmask
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu