How to Install and Uninstall telnet-ssl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "telnet-ssl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install telnet-ssl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                telnet-ssl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "telnet-ssl" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall telnet-ssl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: telnet-ssl
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 217
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mats Erik Andersson
Architecture: amd64
Source: netkit-telnet-ssl
Version: 0.17.40+0.2-1
Provides: telnet-client
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-telnet-ssl/telnet-ssl_0.17.40+0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 78974
MD5sum: d31ea3ca10d995c7b10c3f5370caa570
SHA1: 6205486c7fd2cae79b0a372573be37dfa6fbddfd
SHA256: 3f560dde1b1670342947c590c66ebc2fc68cc613f40b52dac60cd03169066e46
Description-en: telnet client with SSL encryption support
The telnet command is used for interactive communication with another host
using the TELNET protocol.
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SSL telnet replaces normal telnet using SSL authentication and
encryption. It interoperates with normal telnetd in both directions.
It checks if the other side is also talking SSL, if not it falls back
to normal telnet protocol.
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Advantages over normal telnet: Your passwords and the data you send
will not go in cleartext over the line. Nobody can get it with
tcpdump or similar tools. With SSLtelnet you can also connect to
https-server like https://www.mozilla.org. Just do
'telnet -z ssl www.mozilla.org 443'
Description-md5: b1a107a34bdf1d1c73e4c10892e5ba7c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu