How to Install and Uninstall openssh-sftp-server Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "openssh-sftp-server" package

Learn how to install openssh-sftp-server on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "openssh-sftp-server" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall openssh-sftp-server on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openssh-sftp-server package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: openssh-sftp-server
Source: openssh
Version: 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2
Installed-Size: 217
Maintainer: Debian OpenSSH Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: openssh-server (<< 1:6.5p1-5)
Depends: openssh-client (= 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: openssh-server | ssh-server
Enhances: openssh-server, ssh-server
Breaks: openssh-server (<< 1:6.5p1-5)
Description: secure shell (SSH) sftp server module, for SFTP access from remote machines
Description-md5: b9a6d4f71758c154615deaec42e8415d
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.openssh.com/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openssh/openssh-sftp-server_9.2p1-2+deb12u2_amd64.deb
Size: 66028
MD5sum: 05ad2e2db45fc2eec521f3c3a29722e4
SHA256: 32c543d4cc265378b9701712d8e71f02a49875009cf0b96d0289a3987d4bf8c2