How to Install and Uninstall ssh-askpass Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ssh-askpass" package

Learn how to install ssh-askpass on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ssh-askpass
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ssh-askpass" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ssh-askpass on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ssh-askpass
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ssh-askpass package on Kali Linux

Package: ssh-askpass
Version: 1:1.2.4.1-16
Installed-Size: 102
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxt6
Size: 30756
SHA256: 9911d8cc5ce648ca520248c17adb5a6c08a839801887a78a078bda82786d0da7
SHA1: 607c60cc316aa2f9a927626afeef7d5fd95bf065
MD5sum: e40bced27112bf3a8ce5cf3cd575b76b
Description: under X, asks user for a passphrase for ssh-add
This is Jim Knoble's implementation of the ssh-askpass program, originally
called x11-ssh-askpass upstream. It is built on low-level X11 libraries,
and therefore has minimal dependencies.
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Other ssh-askpass programs are available, some of which may integrate
better into various desktop environments.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20131006102910/http://jmknoble.net/software/x11-ssh-askpass/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, protocol::ssh,
role::program, scope::utility, security::authentication,
uitoolkit::xlib, use::login, x11::application
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/ssh-askpass/ssh-askpass_1.2.4.1-16_amd64.deb