How to Install and Uninstall ssh-askpass Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ssh-askpass on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ssh-askpass" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ssh-askpass on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall ssh-askpass on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ssh-askpass
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.4.1-13
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Philip Hands
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 97
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxt6
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssh-askpass/ssh-askpass_1.2.4.1-13_amd64.deb
Size: 26022
MD5sum: 89da46c40ec9fee9794232cbca4e3991
SHA1: 23508fb21ae4ce97ce7fec5938b8f7b3360605e0
SHA256: a82be28b9cf5731e1b928458ec0c9376b0dcca58ff175fd1e9156e457776ae3e
SHA512: 8b8403ef5ff3e9a5e34dbb7d6ea458a8bdec4c81595e4b39806a60b174b68154cb3fb164c620cc93cd0c7e822a235d20daa5250534d0d483c2dc66dadc9b7d79
Homepage: http://www.jmknoble.net/software/x11-ssh-askpass/
Description: under X, asks user for a passphrase for ssh-add
Description-md5: 0f7d04698b8e69e5e3bf3b696cea64e5