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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "ssh-cron" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ssh-cron
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ssh-cron" package

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


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

Package: ssh-cron
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 202
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Frank B. Brokken
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.01.00-1
Depends: libbobcat4 (>= 4.01.03), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), openssh-client
Recommends: ssh-askpass
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssh-cron/ssh-cron_1.01.00-1_amd64.deb
Size: 66540
MD5sum: fbfcb5375fd9f1cd99d00a5b45e34b35
SHA1: 01169960f02865ec7aefd048ec1f501fca3ab06b
SHA256: 3791225cf848d2d21bc81174c1332ddcc76f04f7e6ff186e21661d92ec40c9eb
Description-en: cron daemon allowing ssh keys with passphrases to be used
ssh-cron acts like cron, but utilizes ssh-agent to obtain ssh key
passphrases. Thus it allows scheduled commands to run on remote systems
without requiring the ssh key passphrase to be stored in a clear-text
file, or resorting to ssh keys without passphrases.
Description-md5: 0613279cb3b562bc494bf27259f2a302
Homepage: https://fbb-git.github.io/ssh-cron/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu