How To Install openssh-tests on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-tests on Debian 12.
What is openssh-tests
openssh-tests is:
This package provides OpenSSH’s regression test suite. It is mainly intended for use with the autopkgtest system, though can also be run directly using /usr/lib/openssh/regress/run-tests.
There are three methods to install openssh-tests on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openssh-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openssh-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openssh-tests
Install openssh-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openssh-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openssh-tests
Install openssh-tests 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 openssh-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openssh-tests
How To Uninstall openssh-tests on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openssh-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openssh-tests
Uninstall openssh-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openssh-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openssh-tests
Remove openssh-tests Configurations and Data
To remove openssh-tests configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openssh-tests
Remove openssh-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openssh-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openssh-tests
Dependencies
openssh-tests have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-tests package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
