How To Install autossh on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install autossh in AlmaLinux 8. autossh is Utility to autorestart SSH tunnels

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autossh on AlmaLinux 8.

What is autossh

autossh is a utility to start and monitor an ssh tunnel. If the tunnel dies or stops passing traffic, autossh will automatically restart it.

We can use yum or dnf to install autossh on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autossh.

Install autossh on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install autossh using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install autossh

Install autossh on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install autossh using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install autossh

How To Uninstall autossh on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove autossh

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autossh on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.