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

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "ttysnoop" package

This is a short guide on how to install ttysnoop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ttysnoop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mats Erik Andersson
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12d-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/t/ttysnoop/ttysnoop_0.12d-6_amd64.deb
Size: 19548
MD5sum: 2cec143c7fa97abee3d118a53cbbf8da
SHA1: 718a5b776ef504b23ee61396ec67c9fd8cd3f4bd
SHA256: 74fd0cedeebb34a985e58198d3656572352f0a63a953354ce162aa3d2f3c95bb
Description-en: allows you to spy on telnet+serial connections
TTYSnoop allows you to snoop on login tty's through another tty-device
or pseudo-tty. The snoop-tty becomes a 'clone' of the original tty,
redirecting both input and output from/to it.
Description-md5: 60b90ebb8f84214f504d7151f178fafe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu