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

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "dropbear-bin" package

This is a short guide on how to install dropbear-bin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dropbear-bin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: dropbear-bin
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 759
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: amd64
Source: dropbear
Version: 2016.72-1
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Provides: ssh-server
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: openssh-client, xauth
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear-bin_2016.72-1_amd64.deb
Size: 158014
MD5sum: 16bc66a7ee2d14f7d791114528efd224
SHA1: 57118e20fde228f681253f715e750cf0807c71a9
SHA256: bd4fdbe65ac819bb26f4c26fd2a41384e155cf5921037c52a7991a1a9b1806e3
Description-en: lightweight SSH2 server and client - command line tools
dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to
be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and
secure enough for general use.
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It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other
features such as X11 and authentication agent forwarding.
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This package provides dropbear, dbclient, dropbearkey and dropbearconvert.
Description-md5: ba1af3b8c1ac10bc39a1993bc01bc261
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu