How To Install ssh-tools 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 ssh-tools on Ubuntu.
What is ssh-tools
ssh-tools is:
the following tools are included
- ssh-ping: check if host is reachable using ssh_config
- ssh-version: shows version of the SSH server you are connecting to
- ssh-diff: diff a file over SSH
- ssh-facts: get some facts about the remote system
- ssh-hostkeys: prints server host keys in several formats
- ssh-keyinfo: prints keys in several formats
- ssh-certinfo: shows validity and information of SSH certificates
- ssh-force-password: enforces password authentication
There are three methods to install ssh-tools 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 ssh-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ssh-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssh-tools
Install ssh-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssh-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssh-tools
Install ssh-tools 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 ssh-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssh-tools
How To Uninstall ssh-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ssh-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssh-tools
Uninstall ssh-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssh-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssh-tools
Remove ssh-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ssh-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssh-tools
Remove ssh-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssh-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssh-tools
Dependencies
ssh-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.