How to Install and Uninstall ssh-askpass Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "ssh-askpass" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ssh-askpass on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ssh-askpass
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ssh-askpass" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ssh-askpass on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ssh-askpass
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ssh-askpass package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ssh-askpass
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.4.1-10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Philip Hands
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 96
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libx11-6, libxt6
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssh-askpass/ssh-askpass_1.2.4.1-10_amd64.deb
Size: 26304
MD5sum: c31976b41647ba085740b501da295fcb
SHA1: c734284352f7626b4e01becfb4b13aa549ea9022
SHA256: 36877e2b340b486999639eeecde573af3e8d1cd616c49da1add5e36145c06165
SHA512: aae6681df86b5654035f40409088249e71a34f400cbfe552536b9c22f1d514506e297c07a33022e433d81a515df95e1fdc94cc976c7278fc55487b9a76dfd519
Homepage: http://www.jmknoble.net/software/x11-ssh-askpass/
Description-en: under X, asks user for a passphrase for ssh-add
This is Jim Knoble's implementation of the ssh-askpass program, originally
called x11-ssh-askpass upstream. It is built on low-level X11 libraries,
and therefore has minimal dependencies.
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Other ssh-askpass programs are available, some of which may integrate
better into various desktop environments.
Description-md5: 0f7d04698b8e69e5e3bf3b696cea64e5