How To Install ssh-krb5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-krb5 on Debian 9.
What is ssh-krb5
ssh-krb5 is:
This is a transitional package depending on the regular Debian OpenSSH client and server, which now support GSSAPI natively. It will add the necessary GSSAPI options to the server configuration file. You can remove it once the upgrade is complete and nothing depends on it.
There are three methods to install ssh-krb5 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 ssh-krb5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ssh-krb5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssh-krb5
Install ssh-krb5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssh-krb5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssh-krb5
Install ssh-krb5 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 ssh-krb5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssh-krb5
How To Uninstall ssh-krb5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ssh-krb5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssh-krb5
Uninstall ssh-krb5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssh-krb5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssh-krb5
Remove ssh-krb5 Configurations and Data
To remove ssh-krb5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssh-krb5
Remove ssh-krb5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssh-krb5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssh-krb5
Dependencies
ssh-krb5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-krb5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
