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

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "rancid" package

This guide let you learn how to install rancid on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rancid on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: rancid
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 1501
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Roland Rosenfeld
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3.0-1
Replaces: rancid-core (<< 2.3.2-1), rancid-util (<< 2.3.2-1)
Provides: rancid-core, rancid-util
Depends: adduser, cvs | subversion | git, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, expect, iputils-ping | ping, libperl4-corelibs-perl, openssh-client | ssh, passwd, perl, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: diffstat
Breaks: rancid-core (<< 2.3.2-1), rancid-util (<< 2.3.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rancid/rancid_3.3.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 176100
MD5sum: 75e7a07098036096ea4904dc9991fc23
SHA1: 7eb89fdd684a65bc161cdafcbd90e1ff125064f8
SHA256: f9c1a8595759f151e08982e735465223756743e5a8d749f76fb412dd7e0b9656
Description-en: Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ
This is a popular ISP toolkit, based on expect and shell scripts,
for managing router configurations.
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Rancid monitors a router's (or device's) configuration, including
software and hardware (cards, serial numbers, etc), using CVS, Subversion,
or Git.
Description-md5: c3d1e662df232fbb8fd7d78a39f154c4
Homepage: http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu