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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "sshguard" package

Learn how to install sshguard on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall sshguard on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: sshguard
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-1ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julián Moreno Patiño
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1644
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: nftables
Filename: pool/universe/s/sshguard/sshguard_2.3.1-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 272660
MD5sum: 9cc9535dc04297c493615e7db39c7050
SHA1: e0204312f407605353d9144ee2c8e5efbc961940
SHA256: c07eb4d48482509519fc81662015ce32b2d7e65cebac3559a463bb5ffd333c0a
SHA512: bcbc29932cbea1088ea31703a2d604065a67071172da849cecc152dbe23b8e60a150ab08949b72c120ccbf2c7069ce45481f0f3126ee9f52a363824d80e7dbb5
Homepage: http://sshguard.sourceforge.net
Description-en: Protects from brute force attacks against ssh
Protects networked hosts from the today's widespread
brute force attacks against ssh servers. It detects such attacks
and blocks the author's address with a firewall rule.
Description-md5: 3d17c43db76da983ea8c43bbdf677074