How To Install libssh-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-doc on Debian 9.
What is libssh-doc
libssh-doc is:
The ssh library was designed to be used by programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. The complete control of the client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. With its SFTP implementation, you can play with remote files easily.
This package contains documentation files.
There are three methods to install libssh-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libssh-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libssh-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssh-doc
Install libssh-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libssh-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssh-doc
Install libssh-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libssh-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssh-doc
How To Uninstall libssh-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libssh-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssh-doc
Uninstall libssh-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssh-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh-doc
Remove libssh-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libssh-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssh-doc
Remove libssh-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssh-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssh-doc
Dependencies
libssh-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
