How to Install and Uninstall ssh-askpass-gnome Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 18,2024

1. Install "ssh-askpass-gnome" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ssh-askpass-gnome on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "ssh-askpass-gnome" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ssh-askpass-gnome on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ssh-askpass-gnome package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ssh-askpass-gnome
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: openssh
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSH Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 108
Provides: ssh-askpass
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), libx11-6, openssh-client | ssh (>= 1:1.2pre7-4) | ssh-krb5
Replaces: ssh (<< 1:3.5p1-3)
Filename: pool/universe/o/openssh/ssh-askpass-gnome_7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10_amd64.deb
Size: 14174
MD5sum: f445baa41b06afd57f9c1430652218c2
SHA1: 661f7ff8d72ca2d444482738a17adfe0d46c327a
SHA256: 68e7e0af43413f1555f167883983eda287f7afca5221180109b1888902dc2616
SHA512: e010d88c9c1582baf9ca9ad50dad998d5c0d5a827e32d92da222f5879eb36beba818b7be7bd25e1342efd51fa1f33954e1ea228dd565846df9f3d32b3eca8608
Homepage: http://www.openssh.com/
Description-en: interactive X program to prompt users for a passphrase for ssh-add
This has been split out of the main openssh-client package so that
openssh-client does not need to depend on GTK+.
.
You probably want the ssh-askpass package instead, but this is
provided to add to your choice and/or confusion.
Description-md5: e888e7e8e5a6ee7b30f000dc22ed083f
Task: ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: ssh-askpass-gnome
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: openssh
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSH Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Provides: ssh-askpass
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), libx11-6, openssh-client | ssh (>= 1:1.2pre7-4) | ssh-krb5
Replaces: ssh (<< 1:3.5p1-3)
Filename: pool/universe/o/openssh/ssh-askpass-gnome_7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8_amd64.deb
Size: 14192
MD5sum: 8ce02787fcde95258a331395e19df7e5
SHA1: 2df96dd448f11babfa03825ae0a4a683560e411b
SHA256: 835222ce497e1ec9563e26711992be16392860837c88ff6cdc9eb9392d908ea1
SHA512: d55e12df39d020b062255e9a35dd60bad2c77bd9913316b91d30ac70b1745eaf13e69f959fc02f4e038309c4eba071bbff735dfc75a1967b9bac3aa2f4170bbe
Homepage: http://www.openssh.com/
Description-en: interactive X program to prompt users for a passphrase for ssh-add
This has been split out of the main openssh-client package so that
openssh-client does not need to depend on GTK+.
.
You probably want the ssh-askpass package instead, but this is
provided to add to your choice and/or confusion.
Description-md5: e888e7e8e5a6ee7b30f000dc22ed083f
Task: ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: ssh-askpass-gnome
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 105
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSH Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: openssh
Version: 1:7.2p2-4
Replaces: ssh (<< 1:3.5p1-3)
Provides: ssh-askpass
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), libx11-6, openssh-client | ssh (>= 1:1.2pre7-4) | ssh-krb5
Filename: pool/universe/o/openssh/ssh-askpass-gnome_7.2p2-4_amd64.deb
Size: 14196
MD5sum: d89e30918a91024c053185c4da68f08d
SHA1: bd1fa493f3bc14ad92896cccf43d4e48db46aa90
SHA256: 8aaf5324f362685bbb3c983ddd0405c0ea676119888a1fb3f67ea11e8ac789da
Description-en: interactive X program to prompt users for a passphrase for ssh-add
This has been split out of the main openssh-client package so that
openssh-client does not need to depend on GTK+.
.
You probably want the ssh-askpass package instead, but this is
provided to add to your choice and/or confusion.
Description-md5: e888e7e8e5a6ee7b30f000dc22ed083f
Homepage: http://www.openssh.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-gnome-desktop