How to Install and Uninstall dropbear Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "dropbear" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dropbear on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Learn how to uninstall dropbear on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: dropbear
Architecture: all
Version: 2020.81-5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 47
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: dropbear-bin (>= 2020.81-5), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: dropbear-initramfs, runit
Breaks: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Replaces: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear_2020.81-5_all.deb
Size: 8350
MD5sum: 7a3e37161d17320d568e3bcc1d7ab075
SHA1: 0b5b03604303671b8b2e9b7fb9b7c3e015a2a19a
SHA256: 36e9fe5eee1ae6be478aa4b47075d0b36482b7bcd629cd98e60a39e685b8b402
SHA512: 062253187fcc033985b03eadd7f20a3dff7c318fe2601b5a15c03c3a075912ac258cf739b55b004dbc5edaa5b6a71afd4843a9625b210ffe22afecf27adc46f4
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
Description-md5: 6e452e53572d4eaad28fb343855010d0