How To Install dropbear-run on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-run on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dropbear-run
dropbear-run is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the dropbear package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install dropbear-run on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-run 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-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dropbear-run
Install dropbear-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dropbear-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dropbear-run
Install dropbear-run 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dropbear-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dropbear-run
How To Uninstall dropbear-run on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dropbear-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dropbear-run
Uninstall dropbear-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dropbear-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dropbear-run
Remove dropbear-run Configurations and Data
To remove dropbear-run configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dropbear-run
Remove dropbear-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dropbear-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dropbear-run
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-run package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.