How To Install scanssh on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scanssh on Debian 12.
What is scanssh
scanssh is:
The ScanSSH protocol scanner scans a list of addresses and networks for running SSH protocol servers and their version numbers. Version 2.0 adds support for scanning arbitrary ports and specifically open proxies. The ScanSSH protocol scanner supports random selection of IP addresses from large network ranges and is useful for gathering statistics on the deployment of SSH protocol servers in a company or the Internet as whole.
There are three methods to install scanssh 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 scanssh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scanssh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scanssh
Install scanssh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scanssh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scanssh
Install scanssh 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 scanssh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scanssh
How To Uninstall scanssh on Debian 12
To uninstall only the scanssh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scanssh
Uninstall scanssh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scanssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scanssh
Remove scanssh Configurations and Data
To remove scanssh configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scanssh
Remove scanssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scanssh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scanssh
Dependencies
scanssh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scanssh package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
