How To Install lsh-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lsh-server
lsh-server is:
lsh is a GPLed implementation of the Secure SHell protocol version 2 (SSH2), a secure replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.
This package contains the lsh server, lshd. This package is required to allow SSH2 logins to the local machine.
In some countries it may be illegal to use any encryption at all without a special permit.
There are three methods to install lsh-server on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lsh-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lsh-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsh-server
Install lsh-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsh-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsh-server
Install lsh-server 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 lsh-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsh-server
How To Uninstall lsh-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lsh-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsh-server
Uninstall lsh-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsh-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsh-server
Remove lsh-server Configurations and Data
To remove lsh-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsh-server
Remove lsh-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsh-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsh-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsh-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
