Information about the package, openssh-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The openssh-server package is designed for, An open source SSH server daemon.
Package Name:
openssh-server
Summary:
An open source SSH server daemon
Description:
OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package contains the secure shell daemon (sshd). The sshd daemon allows SSH clients to securely connect to your SSH server.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.3p1
Release:
123.el6_9
Size:
706 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
updates
Licence:
BSD
Control the openssh-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install openssh-server
This command will install openssh-server on the server.
yum remove openssh-server
This command will un-install openssh-server on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openssh-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove openssh-server
This command will un-install openssh-server 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-server when using the -y flag.
yum update openssh-server
This command will update openssh-server to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openssh-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update openssh-server
This command will update openssh-server 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-server when using the -y flag.
yum info openssh-server
This command will show you core information about the openssh-server package.
yum deplist openssh-server
This command will show you the dependencies for openssh-server. 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-server
This command will check if there is an update waiting on openssh-server. 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.