How to Install and Uninstall dropbear Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dropbear on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dropbear" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dropbear on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dropbear on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dropbear
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dropbear package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dropbear
Version: 2022.83-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: all
Replaces: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Depends: dropbear-bin (>= 2022.83-1+deb12u1), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: dropbear-initramfs, runit
Breaks: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
Description-md5: 6a91040e311efe0718dcff44139d8213
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Tag: admin::login, interface::daemon, network::server, network::service,
protocol::ssh, role::program, security::authentication, use::login
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dropbear/dropbear_2022.83-1+deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 40964
MD5sum: 0a921a1208acf9644ef3989dbb359753
SHA256: 1b695b85e320ac5eecce70b02a532c60da5f2ceec1b5e4046c36ec4734ae1c07