How to Install and Uninstall openssh-known-hosts Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "openssh-known-hosts" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install openssh-known-hosts on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openssh-known-hosts
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openssh-known-hosts" package

Learn how to uninstall openssh-known-hosts on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                openssh-known-hosts
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openssh-known-hosts package on Kali Linux

Package: openssh-known-hosts
Version: 0.6.2-1.1
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Timo Weingärtner
Architecture: all
Depends: lockfile-progs
Recommends: openssh-client, cron
Suggests: postgresql-client, rsync, curl, gpgv
Size: 11204
SHA256: c2724af5f4c013cb97531cddf553aae895390c4066b1faf4d68c5e84eea60206
SHA1: 6b1fcf6a28cb0c1227fa6ef44606b43222e3468e
MD5sum: d7a138463528d2e36ffe676e7729b798
Description: download, filter and merge known_hosts for OpenSSH
This package allows you to download public hostkeys from multiple sources,
filter the hostnames coming with them and merge them together into one
file for use by OpenSSH. Plugins included:
* curl (optional GnuPG verification)
* rsync (optional GnuPG verification)
* psql
* symlink
New plugins can easily be written.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/tiwe-de/openssh-known-hosts
Tag: implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openssh-known-hosts/openssh-known-hosts_0.6.2-1.1_all.deb