How to Install and Uninstall openssh-known-hosts Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 05,2024

1. Install "openssh-known-hosts" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install openssh-known-hosts on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openssh-known-hosts
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openssh-known-hosts" package

Learn how to uninstall openssh-known-hosts on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: openssh-known-hosts
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Timo Weingärtner
Architecture: all
Version: 0.6.2-1
Depends: lockfile-progs
Recommends: openssh-client, cron
Suggests: postgresql-client, rsync, curl, gpgv
Filename: pool/universe/o/openssh-known-hosts/openssh-known-hosts_0.6.2-1_all.deb
Size: 9480
MD5sum: 67050093e36071321623b87a53db3439
SHA1: 1051633feba2be010013ab525e1072fa9ff3eb13
SHA256: 0f3ff41c528536037f3b1f264e9543a28036306414ebce6ee05bdcc8c2019438
Description-en: download, filter and merge known_hosts for OpenSSH
This package allows you to download public hostkeys from multiple sources,
filter the hostnames coming with them and merge them together into one
file for use by OpenSSH. Plugins included:
* curl (optional GnuPG verification)
* rsync (optional GnuPG verification)
* psql
* symlink
New plugins can easily be written.
Description-md5: db2ad9b96486aea2524619295d95d863
Homepage: https://github.com/tiwe-de/openssh-known-hosts
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu