How To Install dropbear on Debian 10

Learn how to install dropbear on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dropbear is transitional dummy package for dropbear-{run,initramfs}

Introduction

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

What is dropbear

dropbear is:

This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the dropbear-run and dropbear-initramfs packages. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.

There are three methods to install dropbear 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 dropbear Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dropbear

Install dropbear Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dropbear

Install dropbear 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 dropbear using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dropbear

How To Uninstall dropbear on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove dropbear

Uninstall dropbear And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dropbear

Remove dropbear Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dropbear

Remove dropbear configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dropbear

Dependencies

dropbear have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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