How To Install lsh-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-server on Kali Linux. lsh-server is Secure Shell v2 (SSH2) protocol server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-server on Kali Linux.

What is lsh-server

lsh-server 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 server, lshd. This package is required to allow SSH2 logins to the local machine.

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

There are three methods to install lsh-server on Kali Linux. 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lsh-server

Install lsh-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lsh-server

Install lsh-server Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install lsh-server

How To Uninstall lsh-server on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lsh-server

Uninstall lsh-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lsh-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsh-server

Remove lsh-server Configurations and Data

To remove lsh-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lsh-server

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

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

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

Dependencies

lsh-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.