Install sshpass on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install sshpass
Learn how to install sshpass with the command sudo apt-get install sshpass on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of sshpass:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: sshpass
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install sshpass
Package Details | |
| Package: | sshpass |
| Version: | 1.05-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://sourceforge.net/projects/sshpass |
| Description: | Non-interactive ssh password authentication SSH's (secure shell) most common authentication mode is called "interactive keyboard password authentication", so called both because it is typically done via keyboard, and because openssh takes active measures to make sure that the password is, indeed, typed interactively by the keyboard. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to fool ssh into accepting an interactive password non-interactively. This is where sshpass comes in. . SECURITY NOTE: There is a reason openssh insists that passwords be typed interactively. Passwords are harder to store securely and to pass around securely between programs. If you have not looked into solving your needs using SSH's "public key authentication", perhaps in conjunction with the ssh agent (RTFM ssh-add), please do so before being tempted into using this package. Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sshpass |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/utils |
How to install sshpass on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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 sshpass is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L sshpass' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L sshpass Package `sshpass' 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 sshpass:
After system update use the following command to install sshpass:
sudo apt-get install sshpass
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 sshpass from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the sshpass 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 sshpass following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove sshpass
Following command is used to remove the sshpass package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove sshpass
This will remove sshpass and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing sshpass with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge sshpass
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove sshpass
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with sshpass package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.