How to install SSH On Ubuntu

Installing ssh server on Ubuntu is very easy. Just follow the below steps.

Once you install ssh server, you can run commands to transfer files or folders between remote machine and local machine.

       To install ssh server:

       Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal
      
      

      At the terminal type the following command

      
      

• How to connect to remote machine using Ubuntu
  
  $ssh username@192.156.0.13 (192.156.0.13 is the IP Address of the remote machine.)
  
  
• How to copy files from remote Ubuntu machine to local machine
  
  $scp -r username@192.168.0.13:/home/username/remotefile.txt.
  
  
• How to copy files from local machine to remote Ubuntu machine.
  
  $scp -r localfile.txt username@192.168.0.13:/home/username
  
  
• How to copy files/folders from local machine into remote Ubuntu machine (using rsync)
  
  $rsync -v -u -a --delete --rsh=ssh --stats localfile.txt username@192.168.0.1:/home/username/
  
  In the above command, local file is localfile.txt
  
  IP Address of remote Ubuntu machine is : 192.168.0.13
  
  The file will be saved in /home/username folder on remote ubuntu machine.
  
  
• How to copy files/folders from remote Ubuntu machine into local machine (using rsync)
  
  $rsync -v -u -a --delete --rsh=ssh --stats username@192.168.0.13:/home/username/remotefile.txt.
  
  Remote file on remote Ubuntu machine is : remotefile.txt
  
  This will be copied into current directory on local machine.

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