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

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "ssmping" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ssmping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ssmping on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ssmping
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.1-3build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssmping/ssmping_0.9.1-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 30174
MD5sum: f90c996423e394a0b9a311245534bcda
SHA1: d1b522ff3d0a8223077f7a4dad77b509229ef3a9
SHA256: d85cf809fc6849cca58bb7fe77a5c28873aa5741e4387259fe3e15fd6f10d266
Description-en: check your multicast connectivity
Tools to check whether you can receive Source Specific Multicast (SSM)
or Any Source Multicast (ASM) via either IPv4 or IPv6
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If a host runs ssmpingd, users on other hosts can use the ssmping client
to test whether they can receive SSM from the host. Another program
called asmping is also provided to check whether can receive ASM.
Description-md5: 6870207729acd34d0e4e0a87bb14c074
Homepage: http://www.venaas.no/multicast/ssmping/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu