Step 2) Copy your SSH Public key from Workstation to Ubuntu systemīefore you can disable password authentication for SSH, you need to copy SSH public keys from workstation to the server or remote Ubuntu Desktop machine. All the lines starting with # and empty lines are interpreted as comments. The file contains keyword-argument pairs, one per line. The OpenSSH server configuration file is /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Nov 11 12:12:16 ubuntu22 systemd: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server. Nov 11 12:12:16 ubuntu22 sshd: Server listening on :: port 22. Nov 11 12:12:16 ubuntu22 systemd: Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server. Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service enabled vendor preset: enabled)Īctive: active (running) since Thu 12:12:16 EAT 1h 47min ago
Openssh-server openssh-sftp-server runit-helperĠ upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.Īfter this operation, 1,765 kB of additional disk space will be used.Īfter the installation of OpenSSH server, start ssh service: sudo systemctl start ssh The following NEW packages will be installed: The following additional packages will be installed:
Thereafter, install OpenSSH Server packages on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 using the commands below: $ sudo apt install openssh-server Get:4 jammy-backports InRelease Ĥ5 packages can be upgraded.
But first, update OS package list as configured in sources repositories: $ sudo apt update We shall start with OpenSSH server installation process on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04. Step 1) Install OpenSSH Server packages on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 Once the OS is installed, login as root or standard user with sudo privileges and continue to configure OpenSSH server on Ubuntu 22.04 / Ubuntu 20.04 Linux system.
We have a dedicated article on how to install the latest Ubuntu OS 22.04, in case you’re interested. In most cloud instances, OpenSSH server is installed and configured to start at system boot. The article can be used for Desktop or Server editions of Ubuntu OS.
In this article we will discuss the installation and configuration of SSH Server on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 Linux machine. It is a standard way of accessing both Linux and Unix servers remotely over the internet. OpenBSD Secure Shell, commonly known as OpenSSH is a set of applications that provides encrypted communication sessions over Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. You need to manually install and configure OpenSSH server to enable remote logins through ssh client. If you performed an installation of Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 20.04 from from a CD ISO image, the OpenSSH server and client packages are installed alongside OS base installation.