OpenSSH

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OpenSSH is a suite of programs for using the SSH protocol. There are two main things to install to use OpenSSH: "openssh-server" installs programs needed to run an SSH server, and "openssh-client" installs the programs needed to connect to a server running SSH.

Programs can be securely run on a remote machine with OpenSSH. For example, the command "ssh -Y -l username 192.168.0.2" will connect to the computer at 192.168.0.2 with username "username". Then if the command "nautilus" is run, a file browser on the remote machine at 192.168.0.2 will be opened. The program will be run on the remote machine, but the display information will be sent to the local machine, so that the program runs as if it was on the local machine, with some possible lag time. Running Nautilus on a remote machine over the internet is secure when it is encrypted with SSH.

[edit] External Links

• http://www.openssh.com/ OpenSSH Homepage

[edit] See Also

• SSHFS