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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ssh-import-id" package

This guide let you learn how to install ssh-import-id on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ssh-import-id
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ssh-import-id" package

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


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

Package: ssh-import-id
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Architecture: all
Version: 5.5-0ubuntu1
Depends: ca-certificates, openssh-client, python3-requests (>= 1.1.0), wget, python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Recommends: openssh-server
Filename: pool/main/s/ssh-import-id/ssh-import-id_5.5-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 10208
MD5sum: 21a5a34668144d1d244a9b9b1b8f5725
SHA1: 15e64d2dc95561f585a85e98123631e1d14d5455
SHA256: d4f2886e698cccdf5013a5d52ee457f3469f8ffba8b15412de6fca17aea05674
Description-en: securely retrieve an SSH public key and install it locally
This utility will securely contact a public keyserver (Launchpad.net by
default, but Github.com is also supported), retrieve one or more user's
public keys, and append these to the current user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
file.
Description-md5: 28404285c28db44d2e1c02dc4290d166
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/ssh-import-id
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host, cloud-image, openssh-server, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master