How To Install lsh-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-doc on Debian 11. lsh-doc is Secure Shell v2 (SSH2) documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-doc on Debian 11.

What is lsh-doc

lsh-doc 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 documentation, including info pages and manpages about the various protocols which lsh uses, as well as various documents about lsh internals, protocols, and general lsh development.

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

There are three methods to install lsh-doc on Debian 11. 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-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 lsh-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lsh-doc

Install lsh-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lsh-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install lsh-doc

How To Uninstall lsh-doc on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove lsh-doc

Uninstall lsh-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lsh-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsh-doc

Remove lsh-doc Configurations and Data

To remove lsh-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lsh-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

lsh-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.