How To Install ssh-cron on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-cron on Kali Linux.

What is ssh-cron

ssh-cron is:

ssh-cron acts like cron, but utilizes ssh-agent to obtain ssh key passphrases. Thus it allows scheduled commands to run on remote systems without requiring the ssh key passphrase to be stored in a clear-text file, or resorting to ssh keys without passphrases.

There are three methods to install ssh-cron 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 ssh-cron 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-cron using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ssh-cron

Install ssh-cron Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ssh-cron

Install ssh-cron 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 ssh-cron using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssh-cron

How To Uninstall ssh-cron on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ssh-cron

Uninstall ssh-cron And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssh-cron

Remove ssh-cron Configurations and Data

To remove ssh-cron configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ssh-cron

Remove ssh-cron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssh-cron

Dependencies

ssh-cron have the following dependencies:

• libbobcat5
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• openssh-client

References

• ssh-cron website

Summary

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