How To Install sshpass on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sshpass on Debian 12.
What is sshpass
sshpass is:
SSH’s (secure shell) most common authentication mode is called “interactive keyboard password authentication”, so called both because it is typically done via keyboard, and because openssh takes active measures to make sure that the password is, indeed, typed interactively by the keyboard. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to fool ssh into accepting an interactive password non-interactively. This is where sshpass comes in.
SECURITY NOTE: There is a reason openssh insists that passwords be typed interactively. Passwords are harder to store securely and to pass around securely between programs. If you have not looked into solving your needs using SSH’s “public key authentication”, perhaps in conjunction with the ssh agent (RTFM ssh-add), please do so before being tempted into using this package.
There are three methods to install sshpass 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 sshpass Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sshpass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sshpass
Install sshpass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sshpass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sshpass
Install sshpass 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 sshpass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sshpass
How To Uninstall sshpass on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sshpass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sshpass
Uninstall sshpass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sshpass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sshpass
Remove sshpass Configurations and Data
To remove sshpass configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sshpass
Remove sshpass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sshpass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sshpass
Dependencies
sshpass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sshpass package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
