Information about the package, openssh-clients, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The openssh-clients package is designed for, An open source SSH client applications.
Package Name:
openssh-clients
Summary:
An open source SSH client applications
Description:
OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package includes the clients necessary to make encrypted connections to SSH servers.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.3p1
Release:
123.el6_9
Size:
1.3 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
updates
Licence:
BSD
Control the openssh-clients package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install openssh-clients
This command will install openssh-clients on the server.
yum remove openssh-clients
This command will un-install openssh-clients on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openssh-clients, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove openssh-clients
This command will un-install openssh-clients on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove openssh-clients when using the -y flag.
yum update openssh-clients
This command will update openssh-clients to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openssh-clients, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update openssh-clients
This command will update openssh-clients to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove openssh-clients when using the -y flag.
yum info openssh-clients
This command will show you core information about the openssh-clients package.
yum deplist openssh-clients
This command will show you the dependencies for openssh-clients. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update openssh-clients
This command will check if there is an update waiting on openssh-clients. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.