How To Install ssshtest on Debian 12

Learn how to install ssshtest on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ssshtest is stupid simple (ba)sh testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest on Debian 12.

What is ssshtest

ssshtest is:

ssshtest is a series of bash functions which help run bash tests in a easy manner. It has functions for checking equality, determine if a string is in stdout, not in stdout, in stderr and many more.

There are three methods to install ssshtest 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 ssshtest Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ssshtest

Install ssshtest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ssshtest

Install ssshtest 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 ssshtest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssshtest

How To Uninstall ssshtest on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ssshtest

Uninstall ssshtest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ssshtest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssshtest

Remove ssshtest Configurations and Data

To remove ssshtest configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ssshtest

Remove ssshtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssshtest

Dependencies

ssshtest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.