How To Install lsh-client on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-client on Debian 9. lsh-client is Secure Shell v2 (SSH2) protocol client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-client on Debian 9.

What is lsh-client

lsh-client is:

lsh is a GPLed implementation of the Secure SHell protocol version 2 (SSH2), a secure replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.

This package contains the lsh client used to log in to a remote lsh or SSH2 server.

In some countries it may be illegal to use any encryption at all without a special permit.

There are three methods to install lsh-client 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 lsh-client Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lsh-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lsh-client

Install lsh-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lsh-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lsh-client

Install lsh-client 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 lsh-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lsh-client

How To Uninstall lsh-client on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lsh-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lsh-client

Uninstall lsh-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lsh-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsh-client

Remove lsh-client Configurations and Data

To remove lsh-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lsh-client

Remove lsh-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lsh-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsh-client

Dependencies

lsh-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.