How To Install dropbear-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dropbear-bin
dropbear-bin is:
dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and secure enough for general use.
It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other features such as X11 and authentication agent forwarding.
This package provides dropbear, dbclient, dropbearkey and dropbearconvert.
There are three methods to install dropbear-bin 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 dropbear-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dropbear-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dropbear-bin
Install dropbear-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dropbear-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dropbear-bin
Install dropbear-bin 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 dropbear-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dropbear-bin
How To Uninstall dropbear-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dropbear-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dropbear-bin
Uninstall dropbear-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dropbear-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dropbear-bin
Remove dropbear-bin Configurations and Data
To remove dropbear-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dropbear-bin
Remove dropbear-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dropbear-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dropbear-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
