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:
References
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
.