How To Install rssh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rssh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rssh
rssh is:
rssh is a restricted shell, used as a login shell, that allows users to perform only scp, sftp, cvs, svnserve (Subversion), rdist, and/or rsync operations. It can also optionally chroot user logins into a restricted jail.
There are three methods to install rssh 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 rssh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rssh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rssh
Install rssh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rssh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rssh
Install rssh 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 rssh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rssh
How To Uninstall rssh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rssh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rssh
Uninstall rssh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rssh
Remove rssh Configurations and Data
To remove rssh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rssh
Remove rssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rssh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rssh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rssh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
