How To Install mssh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssh on Kali Linux. mssh is tool to administrate multiple servers at once

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssh on Kali Linux.

What is mssh

mssh is:

MultiSSH is a GTK+ based SSH client designed to connect to multiple servers and issue to same commands to each server, making administering multiple servers less of a chore. There is also functionality to only issue commands to individual servers, and to select a portion of the servers to send commands to.

There are three methods to install mssh on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mssh Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mssh

Install mssh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mssh

Install mssh Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install mssh

How To Uninstall mssh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mssh

Uninstall mssh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mssh

Remove mssh Configurations and Data

To remove mssh configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mssh

Remove mssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mssh

Dependencies

mssh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssh package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.