

Now, to extract the downloaded source code tar file $ tar -xvf putty-0.73.tar.gzĬhange to extracted directory $ cd putty-0.73/įinally, compile PuTTy and install $ sudo make & sudo make install Use PuTTy to SSH into other SystemĢ.) Enter the IP or Hostname of the system you want to connect to. It didn’t have “GCC”, “GTK development libraries” or “make” pre-installed, so am installing it now with the following commands. You’ll also need to have GCC and GTK development libraries pre-installed to successfully compile the source code. You can also compile PuTTY from the source thanks to its free and open-source code. Install PuTTy on Ubuntuįor Ubuntu 20.04 $ sudo apt install update & apt install upgrade $ sudo apt install putty Install PuTTy on Centos / RedHatĬheck out How to Install RHEL 8 (Explained with Pictures)įor Centos 8.1 / RedHat 8.1 $ sudo yum install Install PuTTY on Fedoraįor Fedora 32 $ sudo dnf install putty Install PuTTy on Debianįor Debian 10.3 $ sudo apt install putty Install PuTTy on ArchLinuxįor ArchLinux 2020 $ sudo pacman -S putty Install PuTTy from Source Open your terminal and let’s get started. In this post, we are going to install PuTTy on some of the most commonly used Linux distros.

You may have your other personal reason for using PuTTy on Linux, but whatever the case PuTTY is undeniably a great and user-friendly tool.Īs I previously mentioned earlier, you can install PuTTy on various Linux distros. However, thanks to its open-source code PuTTy is now available for various Linux and Unix Distros.Īlthough Linux already has inbuilt SSH and telnet clients which can be accessed via terminal, still you may prefer using PuTTy for some reasons like:ġ.) If you are already using PuTTy on Windows, you may want the same and friendly tool on Linux too.Ģ.) PuTTy has a butter-smooth and user-friendly GUI, if you want to save yourself from the hassle of editing SSH config files or running long commands on the terminal (especially when you are a newbie), then PuTTy is a great choice.ģ.) PuTTy makes it easy to debug connections to serial ports and raw sockets.Ĥ.) PuTTy supports many protocols such as Telnet, SCP, SFTP, Serial, Rlogin, SSH and also has multiple x11 authentication protocols. PuTTy is popular and free telnet and SSH client, originally developed for the Windows platform.
