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Quick installation of denyhosts:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: denyhosts
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install denyhosts
Package Details | |
| Package: | denyhosts |
| Version: | 2.6-10+deb7u3build0.12.04.1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/ |
| Description: | Utility to help sys admins thwart SSH crackers DenyHosts is a program that automatically blocks SSH brute-force attacks by adding entries to /etc/hosts.deny. It will also inform Linux administrators about offending hosts, attacked users and suspicious logins. . Synchronization with a central server is possible too. . Differently from other software that do same work, denyhosts doesn't need support for packet filtering or any other kind of firewall in your kernel. . DenyHosts unfortunately does not support IPv6. Homepage: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install denyhosts on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If denyhosts is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L denyhosts' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L denyhosts Package `denyhosts' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing denyhosts:
After system update use the following command to install denyhosts:
sudo apt-get install denyhosts
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove denyhosts from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the denyhosts from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the denyhosts following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove denyhosts
Following command is used to remove the denyhosts package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove denyhosts
This will remove denyhosts and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing denyhosts with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge denyhosts
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove denyhosts
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with denyhosts package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
