How to Install autossh software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install autossh software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

autossh software package provides Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install autossh 

autossh is installed in your system.

Make ensure the autossh package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep autossh *

You will get with autossh package name, version, architecture and description in a table

autossh package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Network
Package autossh
Version 1.40E-003
Description Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove autossh software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?