How To Install ssh-import-id on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-import-id on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ssh-import-id
ssh-import-id is:
This utility will securely contact a public keyserver (Launchpad.net by default, but Github.com is also supported), retrieve one or more user’s public keys, and append these to the current user’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.
There are three methods to install ssh-import-id 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 ssh-import-id 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-import-id using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ssh-import-id
Install ssh-import-id Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ssh-import-id using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ssh-import-id
Install ssh-import-id 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 ssh-import-id using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ssh-import-id
How To Uninstall ssh-import-id on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ssh-import-id package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ssh-import-id
Uninstall ssh-import-id And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ssh-import-id and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssh-import-id
Remove ssh-import-id Configurations and Data
To remove ssh-import-id configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ssh-import-id
Remove ssh-import-id configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ssh-import-id configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssh-import-id
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ssh-import-id package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
