How to Install and Uninstall autossh Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "autossh" package

Learn how to install autossh on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                autossh
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "autossh" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall autossh on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                autossh
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the autossh package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: autossh
Version: 1.4g-1
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Enhances: openssh-client, ssh-client
Description: Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
Description-md5: afc4e3df7fe4354ae0619b353327cc51
Homepage: https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::hiavailability,
network::server, protocol::ssh, role::program, use::login, use::monitor
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/autossh/autossh_1.4g-1_amd64.deb
Size: 35080
MD5sum: 93b809d2adc2e00a9b7bdc6fca4ff5e2
SHA256: 33b8e301fa35ac8dc175eef1a5c8489ca008a34b53037e1911080343b566a673