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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "oinkmaster" package

Learn how to install oinkmaster on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall oinkmaster on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: oinkmaster
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 280
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Version: 2.0-4
Provides: snort-rules
Depends: perl (>= 5.6.1), libio-zlib-perl, libwww-perl, libarchive-tar-perl
Recommends: wget
Filename: pool/universe/o/oinkmaster/oinkmaster_2.0-4_all.deb
Size: 84010
MD5sum: 4af783cf5b410e01fd54d3084651b945
SHA1: 9d7b1f941a3c8eea1015286ddc81c5027c17e1f1
SHA256: 1e2b9c1fe8eac89b68565ed707cd1dd259b8f16846557512d67c61be018d3d6b
Description-en: Snort rules manager
A simple script to manage and update Snort rules with the
capability of disabling, modifying and enabling specific
rules after an update. Oinkmaster will tell you exactly what
has changed since your last update, giving you good
control of your rules. It also can be used to manage updates
from both the official provider (www.snort.org) and from
other rulesets (www.emergingthreats.net)
Description-md5: af45601e05b758779d7fdc0675c6f7f5
Homepage: http://oinkmaster.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu