How to Install and Uninstall python-libssh2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "python-libssh2" package

This tutorial shows how to install python-libssh2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-libssh2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-libssh2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-libssh2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-libssh2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-libssh2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-libssh2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 540
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Fabien Boucher
Architecture: amd64
Source: pylibssh2
Version: 1.0.0-1.2
Provides: python2.7-libssh2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libssh2-1 (>= 1.0), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pylibssh2/python-libssh2_1.0.0-1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 52026
MD5sum: 61fd817c9b1bb1eb94db57fa4188b4d0
SHA1: 859e2e75b54edbcd99d30005e474c9995aa6cfad
SHA256: 5e64b0529287433be524d62c3cc401be892fdb884fc8d2f534be8eae8ad35c35
Description-en: Python binding for libssh2 library
libssh2 is a client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol
with support for regular terminal, scp and SFTP sessions; port
forwarding; password, key-based and keyboard-interactive
authentication.
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This package contains the python bindings libssh2. It is a fork and
rewrite of org.keyphrene.
Description-md5: ad6cec391fd131f1a0b7299a1566e82c
Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pylibssh2
Python-Version: 2.7
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu