How to Install and Uninstall dropbear Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "dropbear" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dropbear on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dropbear on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dropbear
Architecture: all
Version: 2020.80-1
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: 46
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: dropbear-bin (>= 2020.80-1), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: dropbear-initramfs
Suggests: runit
Breaks: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Replaces: dropbear-run (<< 2019.78-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear_2020.80-1_all.deb
Size: 8244
MD5sum: e28d68802b3fd1adf73b1c79559382a1
SHA1: 8edc8a12f79be9c37565196692b9d6648db5c1ba
SHA256: 3075c30d713834c1b3f3dc165232d9a29909b2122eb9e3cb993568c4481c0b44
SHA512: 31c795d0c3d92a5bfa5ba29a93bab591bbd920dba7cffe05295b7344b1a53641ecefab5e45c3bfdf71e79ab9c17b125ff4671398f0e4dc01059bbfa74ab9addc
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Description-en: lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to
be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and
secure enough for general use.
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It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other
features such as authentication agent forwarding.
Description-md5: 6e452e53572d4eaad28fb343855010d0