How to Install and Uninstall autossh Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "autossh" package

This guide let you learn how to install autossh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall autossh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                autossh
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the autossh package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: autossh
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 120
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4e-2
Depends: openssh-client | ssh-client, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/a/autossh/autossh_1.4e-2_amd64.deb
Size: 27416
MD5sum: 99226a46087b19fddaa76d3544ec16f3
SHA1: 4833e1af54cbe4d50d8db12827fbe4350b50b8c0
SHA256: 99e72eb97e2b46ae7ea79384259b3882c25bb341905cc7624eb39d727ab6aa9a
Description-en: Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
autossh is a program to start an instance of ssh and monitor it, restarting it
as necessary should it die or stop passing traffic. The idea is from rstunnel
(Reliable SSH Tunnel), but implemented in C. Connection monitoring is done
using a loop of port forwardings. It backs off on the rate of connection
attempts when experiencing rapid failures such as connection refused.
Description-md5: afc4e3df7fe4354ae0619b353327cc51
Enhances: openssh-client, ssh-client
Homepage: http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu