How To Install sslh on Debian 10

Learn how to install sslh on Debian 10 with this tutorial. sslh is Applicative protocol multiplexer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sslh on Debian 10.

What is sslh

sslh is:

sslh lets one accept HTTPS, SSH, OpenVPN, tinc and XMPP connections on the same port. This makes it possible to connect to any of these servers on port 443 (e.g. from inside a corporate firewall, which almost never block port 443) while still serving HTTPS on that port.

There are three methods to install sslh on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sslh Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sslh

Install sslh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sslh using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sslh

Install sslh 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 sslh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sslh

How To Uninstall sslh on Debian 10

To uninstall only the sslh package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sslh

Uninstall sslh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sslh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslh

Remove sslh Configurations and Data

To remove sslh configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sslh

Remove sslh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sslh

Dependencies

sslh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sslh package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.