How To Install sslh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslh on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslh
Remove sslh Configurations and Data
To remove sslh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
