How To Install ssshtest 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 ssshtest on Ubuntu.
What is ssshtest
ssshtest is:
ssshtest is a series of bash functions which help run bash tests in a easy manner. It has functions for checking equality, determine if a string is in stdout, not in stdout, in stderr and many more.
There are three methods to install ssshtest 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 ssshtest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ssshtest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssshtest
Install ssshtest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssshtest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssshtest
Install ssshtest 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 ssshtest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssshtest
How To Uninstall ssshtest on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ssshtest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssshtest
Uninstall ssshtest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssshtest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssshtest
Remove ssshtest Configurations and Data
To remove ssshtest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssshtest
Remove ssshtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssshtest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssshtest
Dependencies
ssshtest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.