Title: Install an SSH client
Course: TAACCCT - Open Source Server Admin.- CIS 235 > Section: Course Content

Install an SSH client

I created a common Linux system for this class (with an IP address of 172.18.128.15).  Some activities in this class are going to do on our own individual systems, but other activities will be completed on this common system.   To get to the system, we will need a SSH client.   Our first task towards this is to install a SSH client (or verify that we have one)

If you have a Microsoft Windows system:  We are going to use a program called PuTTY.  It is also open source, and can be downloaded and used for free.   The software can be download from:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

The easiest way would be to download and run the installation program (putty-0.66-installer.exe

If you have an Apple Mac OS X system:  The Terminal app (which is located under Utilities) can be used to connect to other systems via SSH.   At this point, please verify that you can get to Terminal and that the ssh command is working (typing “ssh” and pressing Enter in the Terminal window should give you a line starting with the word “usage”).   If you need help, visit this webpage:

https://mediatemple.net/community/products/dv/204405144/using-ssh-in-terminal.app-%28mac-os-x%29

…or watch this video:SSH with MAC Terminal

If you have a Linux system:  Like Mac OS X, there should be a terminal application and ssh client already installed.   Depending on which distribution of Linux you have, your terminal window might be “XTerm”, “Terminal”, “LXTerm”, “Konsole”, or something else.  If you can’t get it working, use Google and enter your distribution name (e.g. Ubuntu), the word “terminal” and the word “ssh”   You should find an article or a video that will likely help you.

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