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

Last updated: May 02,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sshguard" package

Please follow the instructions below to install sshguard on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall sshguard 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 sshguard package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: sshguard
Source: sshguard (2.4.2-1)
Version: 2.4.2-1+b2
Installed-Size: 1734
Maintainer: Julián Moreno Patiño
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
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_2.4.2-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 318000
MD5sum: 5a221c3d1e787f6f5fdca9ec246c515c
SHA256: b0e9a39a5f75da5534f197095dfc3b75ae9c4ff2a3c394c737daafcdcce70f78