Install Putty on Ubuntu

PuTTY is an open-source terminal emulator and SSH client mainly used by system administrators and network engineers for reliable remote connections.

While it is popular among Windows users, it is also available for Linux users.

But Linux users don't need to explicitly install Putty just for accessing a remoter server via SSH. After all, the default terminal is always there for making SSH connections.\

However, if you are a long-time Putty user and you feel more comfortable with its interface and features, you can surely install it on Linux.

How to install Putty on Ubuntu

PuTTY has support for multiple protocols and supports X11 forwarding (to run GUI applications on remote servers), port forwarding, and a lot more.

But the thing is it is not available in the default repository of Ubuntu and to install it, you need to enable the Universe repository using the following:

sudo add-apt-repository universe

Once done, update the repository index using the following command:

sudo apt update

Finally, use the following command to install PuTTY in Ubuntu:

sudo apt install putty

That's it!

Once you are done with the installation, you can access PuTTY from your system menu:

Now, let's take a look at how you can connect to SSH using PuTTY.

How to connect to the remote server using PuTTY

Before you proceed, there are prerequisites to connect to the remote server:

• Make sure your firewall does not block port 22 (the SSH port)
• SSH service has to be installed and actively running

Once you meet those conditions, start the PuTTY from the system menu and enter the username and hostname/IP address in the following manner:

[email protected]

Once done, hit the Open button and if you have configured password-less SSH, then it will show you the following prompt where you can either click on Connect once or Accept:

And if you haven't, then it will ask you to enter the password!

That's all it takes to connect to the remote server and soon it will open a terminal prompt by which you can access your remote server:

There you have it.

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I hope you will find this guide helpful.