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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "sshguard" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install sshguard on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sshguard on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: sshguard
Version: 2.3.1-1
Installed-Size: 1642
Maintainer: Julián Moreno Patiño
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: nftables
Description: Protects from brute force attacks against ssh
Description-md5: 3d17c43db76da983ea8c43bbdf677074
Homepage: http://sshguard.sourceforge.net
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program, security::firewall, security::ids
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sshguard/sshguard_2.3.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 276932
MD5sum: eecd624a4a660c7f82a994e98db70e20
SHA256: c5cd86fc7b2a34971a9887936b7198d6caece9d20aa6c183a011fbef41194fa6