How to install ssh in debian??

anushya.k.kutty · 06-19-2010, 07:18 PM

I m using debian 5 and i have not installed ssh in it. I dont hav the source cd for the same with me .Any way to install it online???

HasC · 06-19-2010, 07:55 PM

add a http or ftp repo to your sources.list and

Code:

# apt-get install openssh-server

brucehinrichs · 06-19-2010, 08:42 PM

Actually, you don't need to add any repos. Just comment out any cdrom lines in /etc/apt/sources.list:

Code:

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot amd64 CD Binary-1 20100503-03:22]/ squeeze main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot amd64 CD Binary-1 20100503-03:22]/ squeeze main

Then:

Code:

apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client

I'm running sid, but you get the idea.

EDIT: All packages from the cdrom are available from the repos this way. Apt-get just won't check for a cd first.

cryingthug · 06-20-2010, 12:17 PM

First of all, I hope you have two computers. One should be a server.

Install openssh-client on the client and openssh-server on the server.

You don't want to have openssh-server running on the client! Anyone will be able to ssh to the client computer.

On the server you must edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
On the client you can edit /etc/ssh/ssh_config.

Read an book on Openssh. It is extremely helpful.