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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "scanssh" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install scanssh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: scanssh
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rene Weber
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1-0ubuntu6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdumbnet1 (>= 1.8), libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Filename: pool/universe/s/scanssh/scanssh_2.1-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 29832
MD5sum: 5e30b88a789df756000b4f7ea61a9c77
SHA1: 36aa5916cca27d9f743118b04f642d43614b5464
SHA256: b5e0ac45630f9d5b2836bd519c0588ac78f8c4aadc009dbab5f26fa5392680c7
Description-en: get SSH server versions for an entire network
The ScanSSH protocol scanner scans a list of addresses and networks for
running SSH protocol servers and their version numbers. Version 2.0 adds
support for scanning arbitrary ports and specifically open proxies. The
ScanSSH protocol scanner supports random selection of IP addresses from
large network ranges and is useful for gathering statistics on the
deployment of SSH protocol servers in a company or the Internet as whole.
Description-md5: e3a830aa12e7825d676f9885c674cf5a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu