How To Install openssh-tests on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 349 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-tests on Ubuntu.
What is openssh-tests
openssh-tests is:
This package provides OpenSSH’s regression test suite. It is mainly intended for use with the autopkgtest system, though can also be run directly using /usr/lib/openssh/regress/run-tests.
There are three methods to install openssh-tests on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openssh-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openssh-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openssh-tests
Install openssh-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openssh-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openssh-tests
Install openssh-tests Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openssh-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openssh-tests
How To Uninstall openssh-tests on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the openssh-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openssh-tests
Uninstall openssh-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openssh-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openssh-tests
Remove openssh-tests Configurations and Data
To remove openssh-tests configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openssh-tests
Remove openssh-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openssh-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openssh-tests
Dependencies
openssh-tests have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-tests package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.