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How to Enable SSH in Ubuntu 22.04

Enable ssh on ubuntu 22.04; Through this tutorial, we will learn how to enable ssh and use ssh on ubuntu 22.04 using command line or terminal.

SSH is a communication protocol to communicate between two different machines, one is the client and the other is the host. In this write-up, we have installed the OpenSSH server in Ubuntu 22.04 and used it to connect to a remote machine.

Enable SSH Ubuntu 22.04 Command Line

Follow the below given steps to enable and use ssh in ubuntu 22.04 using terminal or command line:

  • Step 1 – Update Dependencies
  • Step 2 – Install Openssh
  • Step 3 – Check Status of SSH
  • Step 4 – Allow Connection
  • Step 5 – Connect to SSH Server

Step 1 – Update Dependencies

Execute the following command on the command prompt to update dependencies:

sudo apt update 

Step 2 – Install Openssh

Execute the following commands to install the OpenSSH server on system:

sudo apt install openssh-server 

Step 3 – Check Status of SSH

Once the packages installation has been finished, execute the following command on command prompt to check SSH service status:

sudo systemctl status ssh 

Step 4 – Allow Connection

Execute the following command on command prompt to allow SSH for remote users; is as follows:

sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw enable && sudo ufw reload

Step 5 – Connect to SSH Server

Execute the following command with username and ip addres to connect ssh server:

ssh user_name@remote_host 

Conclusion

Through this tutorial, we have learned how to install, connect and enable ssh on ubuntu 22.04 system.

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