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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "whatweb" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install whatweb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall whatweb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: whatweb
Priority: extra
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 3455
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.8~git20150507-1
Depends: ruby (>= 1:1.8) | ruby-interpreter
Recommends: ruby-json, ruby-rchardet
Filename: pool/universe/w/whatweb/whatweb_0.4.8~git20150507-1_all.deb
Size: 754774
MD5sum: 09f233085a27e5ac5957464739e58c92
SHA1: 55d5898ce00debb9e5763d48c7cbf541a000ac13
SHA256: 2f1fd2875a5ccc93ca86e899c0697bbddc75764fcc32f8b0fb9a1d8d87d27b66
Description-en: Next generation web scanner
WhatWeb identifies websites. It recognises web technologies including
content management systems (CMS), blogging platforms, statistic/analytics
packages, JavaScript libraries, web servers, and embedded devices.
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WhatWeb has over 900 plugins, each to recognise something different.
It also identifies version numbers, email addresses, account IDs,
web framework modules, SQL errors, and more.
Description-md5: 527dd387dbffc820d3a07cb41054b9a2
Homepage: http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/research/whatweb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu