How to Install and Uninstall autossh Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "autossh" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install autossh on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Learn how to uninstall autossh on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: autossh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4e-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 83
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Enhances: openssh-client, ssh-client
Filename: pool/universe/a/autossh/autossh_1.4e-4_amd64.deb
Size: 28784
MD5sum: 6bd7ba6abfb6e043b98ed297e4908fc9
SHA1: a86458d4778fd49fbcd302f90685b1ea9796efda
SHA256: 10f6257b7d5b5d2f496658709c0dca6888abaf8c743351fe10536243dce57cb9
Homepage: http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
Description: Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
Description-md5: afc4e3df7fe4354ae0619b353327cc51