How to Install and Uninstall autossh Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "autossh" package

This guide let you learn how to install autossh on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall autossh on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                autossh
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the autossh package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: autossh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4g-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 87
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Enhances: openssh-client, ssh-client
Filename: pool/universe/a/autossh/autossh_1.4g-1_amd64.deb
Size: 29208
MD5sum: fd623c6a82ae708e5370f1f61b9f717b
SHA1: 7f4fdd5aae08b9877493a47e827880016de5f4de
SHA256: 8efbb9e9c762e8f4c422173316440db112b7d791d0df53f35f664e50862d720c
SHA512: ff36d407d81606c872fdf7603317c95edcbfef2e2120a172756679100100db40395064b22ea4d463c345411b2b45ac49b20b09585be486e99d9150b99dde9a59
Homepage: https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
Description: Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
Description-md5: afc4e3df7fe4354ae0619b353327cc51