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

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "zssh" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install zssh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall zssh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: zssh
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ben Wong
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5c.debian.1-3.2
Depends: lrzsz, openssh-client | telnet | telnet-ssl, libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline6 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/universe/z/zssh/zssh_1.5c.debian.1-3.2_amd64.deb
Size: 20270
MD5sum: 32e54a6d24879bcf128e21464f4a0c95
SHA1: 57a1c19dea8e85f12d59e7c872afbc9f9df230f3
SHA256: 718cceb1c171689f6017382d800c809947679c17094ba3a81b0fca9093ae322f
Description-en: interactive file transfers over ssh
zssh (Zmodem SSH) is a program for interactively transferring files to a
remote machine while using the secure shell (ssh). It is intended to
be a convenient alternative to scp, allowing to transfer files without
having to open another session and re-authenticate oneself.
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Files are transferred through the zmodem protocol, using the rz and sz
commands.
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Homepage: http://zssh.sourceforge.net/
Description-md5: 3430d5d91c6cb8fb41c5a0a643e7310c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu