How To Install clusterssh on Debian 10

Learn how to install clusterssh on Debian 10 with this tutorial. clusterssh is administer multiple ssh or rsh shells simultaneously

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clusterssh on Debian 10.

What is clusterssh

clusterssh is:

ClusterSSH (cssh, crsh, ctel) allows you to control multiple ssh, rsh or telnet sessions from a single input window. You can also configure clusters of machines for easy invocation and interact with individual terminal windows during a session.

There are three methods to install clusterssh on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install clusterssh Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clusterssh

Install clusterssh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install clusterssh using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install clusterssh

Install clusterssh 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 clusterssh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clusterssh

How To Uninstall clusterssh on Debian 10

To uninstall only the clusterssh package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clusterssh

Uninstall clusterssh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clusterssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clusterssh

Remove clusterssh Configurations and Data

To remove clusterssh configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clusterssh

Remove clusterssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clusterssh

Dependencies

clusterssh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clusterssh package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.