How to Install openssh-client software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install openssh-client software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

openssh-client software package provides secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-client 

openssh-client is installed in your system.

Make ensure the openssh-client package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep openssh-client *

You will get with openssh-client package name, version, architecture and description in a table

openssh-client package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package openssh-client
Version 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8 [amd64, i38
Description secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove openssh-client software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?