How to Install and Uninstall dropbear Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "dropbear" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dropbear on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dropbear on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dropbear
Version: 2020.81-3
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: all
Replaces: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Depends: dropbear-bin (>= 2020.81-3), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: dropbear-initramfs
Suggests: runit
Breaks: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
Description-md5: 6e452e53572d4eaad28fb343855010d0
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_2020.81-3_all.deb
Size: 42276
MD5sum: 1b0ae1d611f1e16089bc3f6645817201
SHA256: 402d1b9843bb22ebedfc53ec9b495172603156dcfbacb6665c2b2a4c30c50858