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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "dropbear" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dropbear on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dropbear on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: dropbear
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: all
Version: 2016.72-1
Depends: dropbear-run (>= 2015.68-1), dropbear-initramfs (>= 2015.68-1)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear_2016.72-1_all.deb
Size: 6462
MD5sum: 94b73a091359ba37f9fecae07a27e0f9
SHA1: 8bd5b3809378056227c8cd7ab3ed7e9734b5da01
SHA256: cb6f440e0656606de2a8121598dab92a5b9d1bca10c6a99bd2beb1df982974b3
Description-en: transitional dummy package for dropbear-{run,initramfs}
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the
dropbear-run and dropbear-initramfs packages. It can safely be removed once no
other package depends on it.
Description-md5: 39a4cff20d67915c24531afedade3d87
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu