How to Install and Uninstall sshguard Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "sshguard" package

Please follow the instructions below to install sshguard on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall sshguard on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: sshguard
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julián Moreno Patiño
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1628
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: nftables
Filename: pool/universe/s/sshguard/sshguard_2.3.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 353816
MD5sum: 770edbd7ac3b63389966b9380742d6e1
SHA1: 7dc491773037242f6b697809780120ef09492f89
SHA256: b5d7aac3039dd54d2e56bba97aa0b070ef684da12bb4ec219fcb88ff35dd9b48
SHA512: 282c7664527ab0f2b9b46d3d2d94882e615eac2b50714c987e321a8bad486f844d63bc1d1ae6f93dc5cfbab2fe2e65fc5da00993178482f5e497525a9f9a0ced
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