How To Install clusterssh on Debian 10
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:
- libexception-class-perl
- libtry-tiny-perl
- libx11-protocol-perl
- libx11-protocol-other-perl
- openssh-client
- perl-tk
- xterm
- perl
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.