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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "pchar" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pchar on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: pchar
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Petter Reinholdtsen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pchar/pchar_1.5-2_amd64.deb
Size: 47328
MD5sum: f787a4629c3a7ac9a8d0fbc2be160f3a
SHA1: 6ee0deb9212d4714379a8f717a73b2e20c16fae7
SHA256: e289b11be0f91c2b83742a94196eef75ff288e48d9999cad46ea5c36345120d9
Description-en: Characterize the bandwidth, latency and loss on network links
pchar is a reimplementation of the pathchar utility, written by Van
Jacobson. Both programs attempt to characterize the bandwidth,
latency, and loss of links along an end-to-end path through the
Internet. pchar works in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
Description-md5: 23839ff675a2cb5eeb56f20986070d7b
Homepage: http://www.kitchenlab.org/www/bmah/Software/pchar/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu