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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "netpipes" package

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


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

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


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

Package: netpipes
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 168
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mats Erik Andersson
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-8
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: timelimit
Suggests: psmisc
Filename: pool/universe/n/netpipes/netpipes_4.2-8_amd64.deb
Size: 53296
MD5sum: a59ca2881212065b2121ee5eadf6c733
SHA1: 6cdcbe0841424272ee9443e7f33d46097499db28
SHA256: f5f442fe60c1ad1e1f84047209baed9434e8036fbbac77b36a652acb2b1858a5
Description-en: manipulate BSD TCP/IP stream sockets
The netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in shell
scripts. It can also simplify client/server code by allowing
the programmer to skip all the tedious programming bits related
to sockets and concentrate on writing a filter, or other service.
Description-md5: b947c343dee7e39f9e0f4d9496d3c491
Homepage: http://web.purplefrog.com/~thoth/netpipes/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu