How To Install shellinabox on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shellinabox on Ubuntu.
What is shellinabox
shellinabox is:
Shellinabox can export arbitrary command line programs to any JavaScript enabled web browser. By default, it prompts for username and password and then exports a login shell. Shellinabox provides a VT100 compatible terminal emulator that runs within any modern browser. Support for HTTPS protocol (SSL/TLS encryption) is optional and requires installation of openssl.
There are three methods to install shellinabox 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 shellinabox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shellinabox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shellinabox
Install shellinabox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shellinabox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shellinabox
Install shellinabox 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 shellinabox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shellinabox
How To Uninstall shellinabox on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the shellinabox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shellinabox
Uninstall shellinabox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shellinabox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shellinabox
Remove shellinabox Configurations and Data
To remove shellinabox configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shellinabox
Remove shellinabox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shellinabox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shellinabox
Dependencies
shellinabox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shellinabox package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.