How to Install and Uninstall autossh Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "autossh" package

Please follow the guidance below to install autossh on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper 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 openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                autossh
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the autossh package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package autossh:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : autossh
Version : 1.4g-bp155.2.13
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 59.2 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : autossh-1.4g-bp155.2.13.src
Upstream URL : https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
Summary : Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
Description :
Autossh is a program to start a copy of ssh and monitor it, restarting
it as necessary should it die or stop passing traffic. The idea and
the mechanism are from rstunnel (Reliable SSH Tunnel), but implemented
in C. The author's view is that it is not as fiddly as rstunnel to get
to work. Connection monitoring using a loop of port forwardings. Backs
off on rate of connection attempts when experiencing rapid failures
such as connection refused.