Q. How do I install OpenSSH server on Asus EEE Laptop PC?
A. ASUS Eee PC is a portable computer. You can easily install OpenSSH server EEE pc. All you have to do is update software source and use apt-get command for installation.
Step # 1: Update /sources.list file
Login to your portable PC and open terminal
Become root user by typing any one of the following command:
$ sudo su -
OR
$ sudo bash
Open /etc/apt/sources.list file
# vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Append following line:
deb http://ftp.iitm.ac.in/debian etch main
Save and close the file. You can get complete list of mirror here.
Step # 2: Install OpenSSH Server
# apt-get update
# apt-get install openssh-server
Task: Start SSH Service
# /etc/init.d/ssh start
Task: STOP SSH Service
# /etc/init.d/ssh start
Task: Restart SSH Service
# /etc/init.d/ssh restart
Task: How do I use ssh service?
Use ssh command as follows:
$ ssh username@server-ip
$ ssh user@192.168.1.5
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Task: STOP SSH Service
# /etc/init.d/ssh stop
Please correct this
How do I get the line:
/etc/init.d.ssh start
to be executed automatically at bootup?
you do it by executing the following command:
update-rc.d ssh defaults
For some reason, my installation of Xandros insists on wanting to un-install util-linux and tzdata when I try to install openSSH. Any ideas ?