Reinstall Openssh server on Debian 6/7 Rumi, June 6, 2014 Linux: Debian / Ubuntu Linux Remove SSHD Server Type the following commands: # apt-get –purge remove openssh-server Now reinstall the openssh again using- # apt-get install openssh-server Voila Src: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-unix-linux-remove-delete-opensshd-server/ Administrations Configurations (Linux) CentOSSSHSSHD