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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "tcpd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install tcpd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: tcpd
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Architecture: amd64
Source: tcp-wrappers
Version: 7.6.q-25
Replaces: libwrap0 (<< 7.6-8)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Filename: pool/main/t/tcp-wrappers/tcpd_7.6.q-25_amd64.deb
Size: 22988
MD5sum: 04bf032141134b0a3bab2aff3a418c48
SHA1: f097b9a958aca997d5f124b79970588ed918d5e0
SHA256: da0fb98bf7142fb9b87c454f067aaf7f51c5991776223820022b496b00121901
Description-en: Wietse Venema's TCP wrapper utilities
Wietse Venema's network logger, also known as TCPD or LOG_TCP.
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These programs log the client host name of incoming telnet,
ftp, rsh, rlogin, finger etc. requests.
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Security options are:
- access control per host, domain and/or service;
- detection of host name spoofing or host address spoofing;
- booby traps to implement an early-warning system.
Description-md5: d52fad3ffb22dc8056c1ddced83af179
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, mail-server, ubuntu-usb, print-server, cloud-image, openssh-server, lamp-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop