How To Install ssh-askpass-fullscreen on Debian 12

Learn how to install ssh-askpass-fullscreen on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ssh-askpass-fullscreen is Asks in full-screen for a passphrase for ssh-add

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-askpass-fullscreen on Debian 12.

What is ssh-askpass-fullscreen

ssh-askpass-fullscreen is:

It does the same work that ssh-askpass and ssh-askpass-gnome do, but does it in full screen mode, grabs the focus and greys out the remainder of the (current) screen.

There are three methods to install ssh-askpass-fullscreen 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 ssh-askpass-fullscreen Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Install ssh-askpass-fullscreen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ssh-askpass-fullscreen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Install ssh-askpass-fullscreen 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 ssh-askpass-fullscreen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssh-askpass-fullscreen

How To Uninstall ssh-askpass-fullscreen on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ssh-askpass-fullscreen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Uninstall ssh-askpass-fullscreen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ssh-askpass-fullscreen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Remove ssh-askpass-fullscreen Configurations and Data

To remove ssh-askpass-fullscreen configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Remove ssh-askpass-fullscreen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ssh-askpass-fullscreen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssh-askpass-fullscreen

Dependencies

ssh-askpass-fullscreen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-askpass-fullscreen package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.